If the “Girl from Ipanema” were alive today, she would certainly be homeless, addicted to drugs or dead. Today’s Rio de Janeiro is much different than the Rio that inspired Stan Getz to write that famous song about Brazil’s most famous beach. Rio is not only the world-renowned colorful destination spot; it is also the slum capital of the world. Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are infamous for their crime and lack of value for human life. From this terrible world in which murder could come through the window at night comes a documentary on the Afro-reggae music movement. “Favela Rising” documents the story of the Vig

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