In 1996, Michael Jackson shot his 'They Don't Care About Us' video in Rio de Janeiro's Dona Marta favela with approval from a drug trafficker, against government wishes.
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A looping tangent about Michael Jackson's vitiligo leads Theo to pull up an account of Jackson's 1996 'They Don't Care About Us' video shoot in Rio de Janeiro's Dona Marta favela. The story is extraordinary: the governor opposed it, police refused to enter the area, yet Jackson proceeded — protected by the personal guarantee of Marcino VP, one of the city's most powerful drug lords, who asked for nothing in return. Theo and Matt both find the story genuinely moving — a superstar choosing to be with marginalised people despite institutional opposition, asking a drug lord for permission instead of the government.
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