the largest favela in Brazil and one of the most developed. Rocinha's population was estimated at between 150,000 and 300,000 inhabitants during the 2000s; but the IBGE Census of 2010 counted only 69,161 people. In 2017, The Economist reported a population of 100,000 in an area of 1 km2 (250 acres). In literature, film and music Robert Neuwirth discusses Rocinha in his book entitled Shadow Cities. Rio de Janeiro was made the setting for the animation film Rio, where many scenes take place in Rocinha. Also, Rocinha is the setting of the book Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio by Misha Glenny in which he describes the rise and fall of Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes. In 1998, Philip Glass wrote an orchestral piece titled "Days and Nights in Rocinha". It was meant as a reference to Ravel's Boléro, written for Dennis Russell Davies, to thank him for putting Glass' works on stage. He was inspired by dance music that he heard during the carnival, resulting in a samba-like rhythmical structure with a lot of time signature changes and varieties, such as 14/8, 15/8 and 9/8+4/4. The 2008 film The Incredible Hulk featured aerial footage of Rocinha, showing the large number of intermodal containers repurposed as housing, and included an extensive chase scene filmed in the favela on the ground and across rooftops. It was also featured in the 2011 film Fast Five. In mass media and popular culture Many celebrities have visited Rocinha, including Mikhail Gorbachev (during the Earth Summit of 1992) and actor Christopher Lambert. Some episodes of the Brazilian television series Cidade dos Homens (City of Men) were filmed there. Video games In the 2009 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, two of the main campaign missions and a multiplayer map based on it are set in the favela. In Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Rocinha is mentioned as the hometown of the specialist Outrider. In the 2015 tactical first-person shooter game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, a map called "Favela" is based on Rocinha. See also Sérgio Cabral Rio de Janeiro Pacifying Police Unit Community policing References External links FavelaDaRocinha.com Favelas Geography of Rio de Janeiro (city) Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) Squatting in Brazil