Brazil promotes tourism to Rio’s (crime-free) favelas (shanty towns)

Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 06:10 UTC

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Tourists usually try to run from Brazil’s Rio do Janeiro's notorious slums. Now officials headed by President Lula da Silva are inviting them to come and visit instead. The Santa Marta shantytown this week became the first community in a program meant to promote tourism in the poor neighbourhoods that are home to some unique music and art work. Read full article

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Think
Freaking good new thinking!
Sep 01st, 2010 - 08:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Alvinho/BRA
as though Brazil was restricted only to slums and Rio de Janeiro....only a bunch of freak foreigners to come to Brazil to visit favelas...the same who are here because of hookers, drugs and booze
Sep 02nd, 2010 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Nicholas
well idiot, those freak foreigners spend their money when they vist those favelas. Money the locals can use and work with.
Sep 03rd, 2010 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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