Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho is a ''

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'' (neighborhood), a grouping of two ''

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s'' in the South Zone of

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, located between the ''bairros'' of

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and Copacabana. As of 2010, it has circa 9,500 inhabitants. Cantagalo and Pavão–Pavãozinho were well known for violence, especially that associated with drug wars. However, beginning in December 2009, the bairro was pacified by a then-newly formed

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(UPP). On 30 June 2010, the

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Complex was inaugurated in it, composed of two towers, an

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(named by the inhabitants of the region "Mirante da Paz", or the "Peace Overlook") and two lifts linking the ''favela'' to the General Osório Metro Station. The Rio de Janeiro section of the 2009

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video game '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' was fashioned after the ''favela'' complex.

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singer

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has a song entitled "Pavão Pavãozinho"; it was inspired by and had its

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shot at the ''favela''.Pavão Pavãozinho - Fernanda Brum (Clipe Oficial MK Music HD)
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References

Favelas Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub