原标题：Mark教英语丨圣玛尔塔,色彩最丰富的贫民窟

这个夏天，里约无疑是最“热”的城市，奥运带给它的不仅是一场世界性的盛会，还给这里的贫民窟，带去了商机和改变。

▲ 让我们和 Mark 共同游历这座“和平化”的贫民窟 —— 圣玛尔塔（Santa Marta），去探寻社区文化的独特魅力。

▲ 贫民窟社区居民的日常

Rio is a city of 8 million plus and around 1 million of those people live in hillside communities, dotted around the city. While there has been negativity surrounding some of these communities, there is also a lot of positive action from the local people, striving to be better and improve their lives through tourism and charity organizations.

里约热内卢是一个有着超过800万人口的城市，其中大约有100万人住在依山而建的社区，这些社区遍布着整个城市。虽然有些社区的周边环境不好，但当地民众仍然十分积极，通过旅游业和慈善组织来改善他们的现状，使生活更加美好。

▲ 圣玛尔塔 — 色彩最丰富的贫民窟

Today I’m visiting the rainbow coloured Santa Marta, which from the bottom of the hill, looks like a child has built it out of Lego. There are houses stacked upon houses and it’s steep.

今天我参观了由山脚向上延伸的彩虹色贫民窟 — 圣玛尔塔，它看起来就像一个小孩建造的乐高。这里的房子与房子堆砌在一起，地势十分陡峭。

▲ 通往山顶的有轨电车

To get to the top of the hill I have to take a tram to the top. Many of the hillside communities have been helped by charitable organizations and the government and have had better transport built.

想要去山顶必须乘坐有轨电车。在慈善组织和政府部门的帮助下，大部分山坡上的社区都拥有了更加便捷的交通条件。

▲ 俯瞰社区的全貌

The Tram arrives and I squeeze on with other locals and tourists. It moves steadily but soon we are treated to amazing views of the city.

随着有轨电车进站，我和其他当地居民以及外来游客一起挤上车。电车稳步前进，不一会这个城市惊人的面貌就在我们眼前铺陈开来。

▲ 远处高大的耶稣神像与近处阳光浴的居民相映成趣

Five stops later and I’m at the top. There are some residents enjoying the sun under the watchful gaze of the statue of Christ the Redeemer who overlooks the city. My guide meets me at the tram stop, she lives in the community and her job is to show people around the maze of streets.

乘坐五个站之后，来到了山顶。在俯瞰城市的耶稣神像下，部分居民正沐浴着阳光庄严地注视着神像。我的导游在电车站接我，她就住在这个社区里，日常工作是带领人们参观这迷宫一般的街区。

▲ 通过楼梯相连、层层叠叠的房屋

And a maze it is, there are so many stairwells and small alleyways that wind around the colorful homes. I wonder to myself how people don’t get lost.

被无数楼梯间和小巷子围绕着的房子，五彩缤纷，宛若一座迷宫，好想知道这里的人们是如何做到不迷路的。

▲通往 Michael Jackson 广场的路标

One of the reasons this community is famous is because it was where Michael Jackson filmed the music video for his song “They don’t care about us”. A sign saying Michael Jackson square tells me I have arrived at the place he filmed it, and there is a statue of him in the square. His brother Tito visited the square this year.

圣玛尔塔成名的原因之一是因为迈克尔·杰克逊曾在这里为他的歌曲「They don’t care about us」拍摄MV。“迈克尔·杰克逊广场”的标语告诉我已经来到了他曾经的拍摄地，广场上还矗立着他的雕像。他的哥哥Tito今年也来参观了这个广场。

▲ 社区内的特色小吃店

Winding further down through the narrow passages, stepping over cats, being watched by dogs and meeting inquisitive children, I pass by snack shops, bars and youth hostels for tourists who wish to spend the night.

顺着狭窄的通道蜿蜒而下，一路上越过小猫和面面相觑的小狗，迎着孩子们的好奇，我路过了小吃店、酒吧以及为留在这里过夜的游客准备的青年旅馆。

▲ 出自荷兰艺术家之手的糖果色小清新民宿

Eventually I arrive at the iconic image of Santa Marta, the multi-coloured buildings that really encapsulate the spirit of these people trying to better their lives. The striking colours are a photographers dream and they are a result of the Favela Painting Foundation run by two Dutch artists with the aim of using art to make positive change in people’s lives.

最后来到圣玛尔塔的标志，那些承载着人们追求美好生活的精神力量的五颜六色的建筑。这些引人注目的色彩是每一个摄影师的梦想，两个以“艺术改变生活”为目标的荷兰艺术家，在打造贫民窟绘画艺术的时候创造了这些色彩。

▲ 应旅游业而生的观光小店

It’s been fascinating insight to one of Rio’s brightest communities and how they are setting their sights on improving their lives through tourism. If you have a chance you should definitely put this on your travel itinerary.

这个里约最辉煌的社区试图通过旅游业来提高生活质量，有着其独特的洞见。如果有机会，你一定要把这里放进你的旅行日程。

Words and Phrases单词短语学习

·Stack [stæk]：堆积

·Communities [kə'mjuːnɪtɪ]：社区，团体

·Charitable ['tʃærɪtəb(ə)l]：慈善事业的；慷慨的

·Maze [meɪz]：迷宫

·Winding down：蜿蜒起伏

·Insight ['ɪnsaɪt]：洞察力

·Itinerary [aɪ'tɪn(ə)(rə)rɪ]：旅程，路线

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