RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MAY, 2014: Funk dancers during a charme party under a bridge in the favela of Madureira in Northern Rio. Any number of influences can be found in Brazil?s funk music, a diverse and dynamic genre which has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon, booming far from the favelas, where the carioca funk was born. But for those inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro who are not part of the bourgeoisie and whose reality unfolds in the adjacent favelas, funk signifies not only a music genre, but also a dance, a beat and a way of talking about hardship. In no other music genre is there such an aggressive assertion of sexuality, masculinity, oppression, poverty and law-defying uprising. This is then counter-balanced by a humbling presence of lyrics focusing on black pride, dignity in the face of injustice.

VISTA HERMOSA PRISON, CIUDAD BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA - APRIL 2013: An inmate in Vista Hermosa prison. Since the inmate Wilmito and his gang took the control of Vista Hermosa Prison by force in 2005, the inmates live and die in a world of their own making. There are plazas for dancing and a more formal ballroom for parties. In these areas, visiting women and children walk freely, the iron bars have been removed and the walls are freshly painted. In Venezuelan prisons inmates have control, the country have 34 prions but just 7 are controlled by the government, the rest are under the inmates rules. (Photo by Sebastian Liste/NOOR)

VISTA HERMOSA PRISON, CIUDAD BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA - APRIL 2013: An inmate posing in one of Vista Hermosa prison corridors. Since the inmate Wilmito and his gang took the control of Vista Hermosa Prison by force in 2005, the inmates live and die in a world of their own making. There are plazas for dancing and a more formal ballroom for parties. In these areas, visiting women and children walk freely, the iron bars have been removed and the walls are freshly painted. In Venezuelan prisons inmates have control, the country have 34 prions but just 7 are controlled by the government, the rest are under the inmates rules. (Photo by Sebastian Liste/NOOR)

February 2015 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Raul, one of the members of Papo Reto collective, posing with a gas mask

Children dressed as Batman in a Sem Terra Movement camp in Acupe, Bahia State, Brazil.

JUNE 2014, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Members of the Rio�s elite talking at the VIP area oft the Gavea Golf Country Club during the Annual Jockey National Award. It�s the meeting point for the rich people of Rio de Janeiro, whether for a round of golf or a drink. Besides the image of poverty given off by Brazil?s favelas. In the country that has an economy to envy Europe, a high society lives a lifestyle akin to that of international celebrities. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most famous city, the Carioca elite enjoy millionaire parties, private helicopters, yacht rides and luxurious traditional balls. Besides the historically wealthy families, this high society has been reinforced by entrepreneurs who have made ??their fortunes during Brazil?s recent economic growth.

Havana, Cuba - February, 2015: Hugo Cancio, CEO of the OnCuba Magazine in his apartment balcony in Havana. For the first time in fifty years the United States and Cuba would restore ties and seems that the life conditions for Cubans will improve after decades of economical austerity.

February 2015 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Raul, one of the members of Papo Reto collective, with a general view of the Complexo do Alemao.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MAY, 2014: Funk dancer during a charme party under a bridge in the favela of Madureira in Northern Rio. Any number of influences can be found in Brazil?s funk music, a diverse and dynamic genre which has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon, booming far from the favelas, where the carioca funk was born. But for those inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro who are not part of the bourgeoisie and whose reality unfolds in the adjacent favelas, funk signifies not only a music genre, but also a dance, a beat and a way of talking about hardship. In no other music genre is there such an aggressive assertion of sexuality, masculinity, oppression, poverty and law-defying uprising. This is then counter-balanced by a humbling presence of lyrics focusing on black pride, dignity in the face of injustice.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MAY, 2014: Funk dancer during a charme party under a bridge in the favela of Madureira in Northern Rio. Any number of influences can be found in Brazil?s funk music, a diverse and dynamic genre which has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon, booming far from the favelas, where the carioca funk was born. But for those inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro who are not part of the bourgeoisie and whose reality unfolds in the adjacent favelas, funk signifies not only a music genre, but also a dance, a beat and a way of talking about hardship. In no other music genre is there such an aggressive assertion of sexuality, masculinity, oppression, poverty and law-defying uprising. This is then counter-balanced by a humbling presence of lyrics focusing on black pride, dignity in the face of injustice.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MAY, 2014: Funk dancer during a charme party under a bridge in the favela of Madureira in Northern Rio. Any number of influences can be found in Brazil?s funk music, a diverse and dynamic genre which has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon, booming far from the favelas, where the carioca funk was born. But for those inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro who are not part of the bourgeoisie and whose reality unfolds in the adjacent favelas, funk signifies not only a music genre, but also a dance, a beat and a way of talking about hardship. In no other music genre is there such an aggressive assertion of sexuality, masculinity, oppression, poverty and law-defying uprising. This is then counter-balanced by a humbling presence of lyrics focusing on black pride, dignity in the face of injustice.

SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL ? DECEMBER 25, 2010: Vanessa (13) waiting for a client in Christmas. She prostitute herself since she was 11 years old, on December 25, 2011 in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. This impoverished community took up residence in an old abandoned chocolate factory on the coast in Salvador de Bahia. Despite the lack of socio-economic support from the government, they have managed to make a safe place for themselves to live, and form a community of their own, which is safer that the alternatives available to them. However they are currently being evicted by the government due to being there illegally. (Photo by Sebastian Liste/NOOR)