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wraggster
January 12th, 2012, 01:06
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Max Payne 3 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/max-payne-3) is set in the slums and high-rolling cities of São Paulo, Brazil. To truly get a feel for the land and its society, Rockstar developers and researchers traveled to the heart of the city to study its law-enforcement branches, its extensive weapons collection and to track down local casting, theRockstar newswire (http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/20011/rockstar-research-the-weaponwielding-gangsters-and-special-polic.html) reads. São Paulo has become infamous for its favelas, gang violence and illegal trafficking, perhaps because it's all set against such a lush, photogenic landscape.

It appears the Rockstar team watched a few documentaries that take advantage of São Paulo's dark beauty, as it's able to name-drop such titles as Favela Rising and Bus 174. So, we're sure the devs were completely prepared for the reality of São Paulo's slums.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/11/rockstar-devs-check-out-the-black-market-in-sao-paulo-for-max-pa/