The living room of Márcia Rosa, 41: “Even though I didn’t see it, I think it’s cool. There’s a lot of people around, tourists in corner. But it didn’t add up to anything.”

RIO DE JANEIRO – The Mangueira favelas, home to about 40,000 residents, are perched above the Maracanã stadium, which is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Rio Olympics.

For those who live in Mangueira, the stadium is a distant next-door neighbor. They can nearly reach out and touch the firework displays, but they feel unwelcome to attend. They see the Olympics without really seeing them.

For 17 days this month, the residents of Mangueira hosted the Olympic Games. But summer’s soundtrack will change soon. When the Olympics are over and the military fortifications are removed, the residents of Mangueira fear that the gunshots will resume.