Living in poverty brings strong tensions and people tend to lose them. Alcohol use contributes to excess violence in the favelas. Many men and women start arguing over the smallest thing, but due to alcohol the issue grows into a bigger issue. Carolina recounts every time a fight breaks out: “I was having lunch when Vera came to tell me that there had been a fight in the favela” (de Jesus 63). These incredibly common ferocious fights are entertainment for people living in the favelas. It's so familiar that every time a fight breaks out people enjoy it like it's a show. Since Carolina is the great heroine that she is, she regularly breaks the