The Real Rio de Janeiro
Favelas: All you need to know about some of the Favelas of Rio de Janerio including a brief look at their origins and history..
Graham Vincent From this vantage point, I could be forgiven for thinking I was in some expensive penthouse in some luxury hotel somewhere. But this is Rio de Janeiro, where property preconceptions are turned on their heads. Here, it is the poor residents who have the views that would cost millions of dollars in the United States or Europe. Rocinha
Read moreIn 2010 I had the opportunity to live in a small favela called Ladeira dos Tabajaras – Tabajaras for short – situated in the hills above Copacabana Beach. Living in a favela can certainly be an exciting alternative to the expensive hotels and crowded hostels that will be a fact of life in Rio during the world cup, but it
Read moreThis article was written by Graham Vincent The allure of Rio de Janeiro is beguiling; the white, sandy beaches, the beautiful people, the breathtaking landscape. Yet an altogether more ‘real’ Rio experience is enthralling tourists, predominantly backpackers. The music is frenetic, the atmosphere intense. Semi-naked bodies writhe to the pounding beat of the music. Gringoes almost seem incongruous in the
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