AdvertisementAs Olympics Near, Violence Grips Rio's 'Pacified' FavelasMay 31, 2016Lulu Garcia-NavarrofacebookEmailA man performs yoga in the Babilonia favela overlooking Rio de Janeiro in 2014. The Brazilian government made a big push to impose order on the shantytowns in advance of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics this summer. Babilonia was once considered a model, but violence has been on the rise in the run-up to the games. (Getty Images)