Justice
Rio's Santa Marta Slum Attracts a Slew of Famous Visitors
Add Vice President Joe Biden to a list that includes Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Michael Jackson.
Rio de Janiero's Santa Marta neighborhood is something of a model slum.
This is thanks in part to Rio's slum "pacification" program, which aims to make the city safer in time for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. The program involves taking neighborhood control away from drug traffickers and giving it to specially trained community police. The program also provides health centers and electricity to residents, with the goal of fostering social inclusion.