By web-gnar on Skatehive
This day was one for the books. We got up early to join in on what would be the first session from outsiders at a skatepark built in a Brazilian Favela in Rio De Janeiro. @tioverdo (Uncle Green) had some family issues he had to deal with the night before, and this morning the nonsense compounded when he got a flat tire. But, instead of us having to take an uber, he got it fixed and we were on our way before we knew it. To be honest I was kinda nervous to venture into the favela. As a gringo, I really don't have business exploring the slums that surround the city of rio de janeiro. As an artist though, I was immediately drawn to how they look, and wondered what they were. They reminded me of the gnar world video game i am making and even more so, when you see them from inside. Everybody said, "Dont take pictures"... it's because there are gangsters chillin' around with machine guns and they dont want that shit on the internet lol. Understandable. I've been in sketchy situations in mexic