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Serpo
4th February 2011, 04:58 PM
Pictures of a slum that has been given life by the use of paint and color.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/7826854/A-Rio-de-Janeiro-favela-or-slum-is-turned-into-a-rainbow-of-colour-with-paint-and-local-help.html?image=14
vacuum
4th February 2011, 05:08 PM
Mixed feelings about this....
how much did the paint cost?
what will it look like in 5 or 10 years?
Ponce
4th February 2011, 05:09 PM
A "slum" is a slum only if you want to live in one, otherwise it is a home.
Serpo
4th February 2011, 05:14 PM
A "slum" is a slum only if you want to live in one, otherwise it is a home.


Of course ,its amazing what paint or color can do to lift the spirits though.
osoab
4th February 2011, 05:19 PM
I was thinking lipstick on a pig. ::)
ximmy
4th February 2011, 05:28 PM
Mixed feelings about this....
how much did the paint cost?
what will it look like in 5 or 10 years?



with very little effort the locals can turn it into full slum again in a matter of weeks...
nunaem
4th February 2011, 05:30 PM
Now you have something pretty to look at while being mugged.
Santa
4th February 2011, 05:39 PM
I was thinking lipstick on a pig. ::)


Don't knock it till you try it.
Ponce
4th February 2011, 06:43 PM
I disagree with you ximmy, if the place had been painter by some rich millionair then yes and you would be right but......... the place was painted by the people who will take pride in their work, and what's more, once in a while they will give it a new coat of paint.
vacuum
4th February 2011, 06:51 PM
I'm just thinking how creepy some of the old communist stuff is:
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2008/01/17/playgrounds-3/
midnight rambler
4th February 2011, 06:56 PM
Mixed feelings about this....
how much did the paint cost?
what will it look like in 5 or 10 years?



with very little effort the locals can turn it into full slum again in a matter of weeks...


You're wrong, it's strictly a matter of attitude. When visiting relatives in Mexico a few years ago they took me to a local pueblo (consisting of 'poor' people) - it was clean and absolutely SPOTLESS. Frankly I was shocked.
Ponce
4th February 2011, 06:56 PM
More like a nightmare.
gunDriller
5th February 2011, 07:04 AM
I disagree with you ximmy, if the place had been painter by some rich millionair then yes and you would be right but......... the place was painted by the people who will take pride in their work, and what's more, once in a while they will give it a new coat of paint.


nothing wrong with a Favela.

many of the Brazilian pro men & women surfers came from the Favela's. they bust their asses.

not all human fetus' are able to choose wealthy parents.
Low_five
5th February 2011, 08:10 AM
All better!
Bullion_Bob
5th February 2011, 09:34 AM
If it uplifts spirits, reduces some crime, and gives even 100 people a greater sense of pride, it was probably worth the $5 per person in paint imo.

At least someone tried.
TheNocturnalEgyptian
5th February 2011, 10:46 AM
The Battle of Rio

http://assets.theatlantic.com/static/coma/images/issues/201012/rio-wide.jpg

With the 2016 Olympics looming, the city’s embattled police invade the favelas(slums).


Nov 16, 2010 http://gold-silver.us/forum/the-lounge/thought-provoking-photos/msg140347/#msg140347


I like improvement projects like this, but bear in mind the primer coat was somebody's blood. I guess that's just how it is?