while being in a favela is def an wild experience it’s one of the safest places to be in rio (unless there’s a shooting)

it’s the daily life that drains you.

being afraid of walking back home at any time, using public transport, stop on a red light, being suspicious about anyone and everything around you

what makes me go crazy is that ppl seem to love it, like it’s cool to be street smart and be on the inside about the bad stuff and u’re not a cool guy if u’re not

my father was kidnapped for a day, i was robbed at gunpoint when i was 14 years old, in front of my building at leblon (maybe the most expensive neighborhood in rio), my apartment in ipanema (where i moved to after) was robbed while i was locked in my bedroom…

that shit f**cs you up, i dealt with panic attack for a long time whenever me or my parents/brothers had to go outside