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Favela Tour

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Featured Review : The Favelas are communities of the poor that are basically run by drug lords and gangs. There are over 750 in Rio. We visited Rocinha, the largest with around 100,000 residents. There are no hospitals and if one gets sic...See Full Review

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Favela Tour

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Linda Hoernke from St. George, Utah
  • August 31, 2009
Favela Tour
Quote: The Favelas are communities of the poor that are basically run by drug lords and gangs. There are over 750 in Rio. We visited Rocinha, the largest with around 100,000 residents. There are no hospitals and if one gets sick, they have to go to the... Read the full Favela Tour review

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I've Been to The 'City of God'

  • 5 out of 5 stars by catsholiday from ashbourne, United Kingdom
  • August 26, 2009
I've Been to The 'City of God'
Quote: Marcelo Armstrong is the pioneer of tours in favelas in Rio in1992, he decided to organize visits to favelas. Given their bad reputation, it was hard to gain the credibility of local tour companies and hotels. My experience : We were collected in a... Read the full Favela Tour review