Vidigal is a favela

Favela

A favela is the generally used term for a shanty town in Brazil. In the late 18th century, the first settlements were called bairros africanos . This was the place where former slaves with no land ownership and no options for work lived. Over the years, many freed black slaves moved in...

 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, having a view of Ipanema

Ipanema

For other uses, see Ipanema . For the British rock band, see Ipanema .Ipanema is a neighborhood located in the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador...

 Beach (Praia de Ipanema) and Ilhas Cagarras

Ilhas Cagarras

The Cagarras Islands make up an uninhabited archipelago located off the southern coast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, outside Guanabara Bay...

. It is located in the South Zone of Rio, between Leblon

Leblon

Leblon is an affluent neighbourhood and a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's a neighbourhood of upper class people in the southern zone of the city...

 and São Conrado

São Conrado

São Conrado is an affluent neighborhood in the South Zone of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It is nestled in between the wealthy neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca to the southwest and Leblon to the northeast...

 neighborhoods. The favela is placed on the base of "Morro Dois Irmãos" (Two Brothers Hill), the slum is a place of hardship for the people that live there, they have to face the problems of drug wars and when fighting occurs in the slum they sometimes have to stay there for days without leaving. Morro Dois Irmãos has served as inspiration for a song by Chico Buarque

Chico Buarque

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnUK6Zeem8w.