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Madonna, her boyfriend and son at music project in Brazil
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Madonna gets an exceptional amount of grief even when she does things that are very, very good.
Nobody in their right mind could say that she wasn't right to adopt her children David and Mercy but at the time of David's adoption she was subjected to harsh criticism and even ridicule.
But the pop powerhouse is a tireless patron of good causes and you can just see how a genuine cause fires her up in these shots of the 54-year-old visiting a project at a Brazilian shanty town.
Madonna has taken her MDMA tour to South America and is making the most of being in the beautiful country.
Of course, like Lady Gaga before her it's hard to shy away from the obvious deprivation so Madonna made time to visit the inspiring Project Afro-Reggae.
The Project started out as a newspaper targeting young people interested in reggae, soul, and hip-hop, among other musical genres.
The group soon thereafter opened its first Núcleo Comunitário de Cultura (Culture Community Centre) in the Vigário Geral favela in 1993.
The centre was soon offering its first workshops – dance, percussion, garbage recycling, soccer and capoeira – the foundations for new social projects to help teenagers in the area stay away from the prevalent and violent drugs trade in the area.
Madonna seemed very taken with their work, after all, finding a solution to problems via song and dance is right up her street.
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