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Rocinha
Favela..
Its been a lesson for all of us to face this
reality that everyday is showed and spoken
by millions.
Yet
lived and felt for a few ones that bravelly left their
homes in the northest
of Brazil and came with nothing in their hands but
with a dream of a better future.
Our Three hours tour shows you the root of the
Favela Community, to provide you with an
insight into the vibrant
spirit of
its people, to allow you to interact freely with the
locals.
We will take you to the Favela by their our transportation
making you feel at home, driving you to the top of a
breathtaking view point.
What does Favela mean?
How many people live there?
Where do they come from?
What about education, jobs, health system and so on.
The
tour is non-intrusive and respectful to the ones
who live in the favela.
It
is not
like
the “zoo-tour” in vans or jeeps done
by other tour companies. We will be transported
by their own transport and guided by a local
tour guide.
The
guide informs
you of the
history, social and economic functioning of the favela.
Everyday
tour and pick up from your hostel/hotel
and it costs 65 reais per person (around 38U$D).
A favela is the generally used
term for a shanty town in Brazil. In the late 18th
century, the first settlements
were called bairros africanos (African neighborhoods),
and they were the place where former slaves with no
land ownership and no options for work lived. Over
the years, many freed black slaves moved in. However,
before the first settlement called "favela" came
into being, poor black citizens were pushed away from
downtown into the far suburbs. Most modern favelas
appeared in the 1970s, due to rural exodus, when many
people left rural areas of Brazil and moved to cities.
Without finding a place to live, many people ended
up in a favela.
Come
and visit Rocinha!
the
biggest Favela in Latin America and discover its
magic and culture as it never
has
been shown before.
