Streets painted in light blue and white, murals of Messi and Maradona: the favela in Rio de Janeiro that supports the Argentine team

Morro do Dendê, in the north of Rio de Janeiro, was painted with the colors of the Argentine team for the World Cup in Qatar. Both the walls and the streets through which the cars circulate and the residents of the third largest favela in the city of Rio de Janeiro wear light blue and white.

The images of the murals of the shield of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and of Argentine idols such as Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Juan Sebastián Verón and main street painted from start to finish with the Argentine flag They went viral on social media.

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There was even a controversy on Twitter since some Internet users do not conceive that in Brazil there is a small group of fans of a historic rival. But apparently, there are other foreigners who support the Argentine team in addition to the Bangladeshis.

Morro do DENDÊ Ilha do Governador

It’s all from Argentina pic.twitter.com/iuV0haQTC5

—Yuga Labs (@YugaIasb) November 19, 2022

Of course other parts of the community are decorated in the colors of Brazil. Nevertheless, A stronghold of Brazilians that vibrates with the Albiceleste surprisingly celebrated this Wednesday, in the most iconic Brazilian city, the passage of the Argentine team to the round of 16 after beating Poland 2-0.

Morro do Dendê (Twitter/)

It is estimated that in the Rio de Janeiro favela Some 70,000 people live there and it is one of the most dangerous complexes in the city, dominated by drug trafficking. It was commanded for decades by drug traffickers Marcelo PQD, and Fernandinho Guarabu.

The territory has been in the hands of other traffickers since PQD’s imprisonment.

Sunday is the day of Grau by Morro do DENDÊ, so we will continue to enjoy you!!! Work nice troop, this is here is ARGENTINA NO GRAU for caralho.. Sejam all BEM-VINDOS ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/umiD0GVfsP

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Morro do Dendê is also considered one of the headquarters of the criminal faction Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP), which operates in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro and in some points in the North Zone.

Although Dendê’s drug trade has seen a small expansion, wresting control of the drug trade from several rival favelas around it between 2002 and 2005, it currently prefers not to draw much attention, as the police have carried out several raids to disrupt traffic in the region.

Source: Elcomercio