Favela Tour — Local services in Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro

Favela tour has very good and knowledgeable guides. Respect and a dignified look at residents who constitute an important workforce for the city. Architecture, gastronomy, transport, education, solidarity and contrasts with the neighbors are shown during the tour. Remind you will be visiting a poor neighborhood, with people who live with social and economic inequalities in Rio. Forget prejudice to understand the...

I was there with guides certified by the ministry of tourism. Very nice guys. They showed me the favela Rocinha. It was a beautiful experience. Yes, there is porness and crime. But you are safe. Tourists means money, so you can walk safe. And the civilians there are also very kind. Enjoyed it and learned much about the both sides of Rio: the richness...

We were slightly disappointed by this tour. All the reviews state a enthousiast guide and a great experience. However, our guide was grumpy, rushed and not so nice. Besides that, the tour was quite touristic and by the end we didn’t have the feeling we really experienced the favellas. We would not...