The area was also home to a flourishing cinema industry known as Mouth of Garbage Cinema, especially in the 1970s. It became known as Cracolândia ("Crack Land") in the 1990s, a surrounding identified with drugs, organised crime and violence.
The area had a flourishing cinema industry called Mouth of Garbage Cinema during the 1970s. In the 1990s, it became known as Cracolândia ("Crack Land"), an environment closely tied to drugs, organized crime, and violence.