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Before I came, I saw a lot of photos online. Most of them were taken in the slum environment. I came this time and saw more people. Especially children, eating and wearing are not good. I left without staying for a few minutes, it was not safe.
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Rocinha Favela Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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Brazil is one of the countries in the world with the widest gap between the rich and the poor. The rich have mansions, personal butlers, cooks and bodyguards; the poor are still struggling to survive. Poorer slums in poor areas are called "favela". When you first see Rocinha, you will be stunned by its overwhelming momentum. It is a slum that is particularly famous in Rio de Janeiro and even in the whole of South America, and has a very high rate of appearances in related movies. It occupies an entire mountain, and when driving by at night, the lights of the mountain are like countless stars hanging in the sky.
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Rocinha Favela Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Before I came, I saw a lot of photos online. Most of them were taken in the slum environment. I came this time and saw more people. Especially children, eating and wearing are not good. I left without staying for a few minutes, it was not safe.
Brazil's slums are world famous, and some films advertise it as scary as a flood beast. But really close to a closer look, at best, it can be regarded as a little dirty, the architectural design is not neat. Look at the clothes and graffiti hanging on the wall, compared to many old towns or shantytowns in China, at most 50 steps to smile 100 steps, although most pedestrians are not dressed properly, but the words and deeds are not fierce. Shake your head, the country is really old sow laughing and crow black.
Basically, they are all dense houses, but the colorful ones also form a very beautiful scenery. The line is really scary. It is recommended not to bring too much money in the past, because the thieves are also more powerful.
The slums of Rossinia are world famous slums, where millions of Brazilians live, where houses are old and dilapidated, and the community environment and security are poor, but there are many beautiful street graffiti, or joint dances, and the residents here are pained and happy. Hopeful for life. But be careful not to bring too much finance here, robbery is common here.
The main street of the slum is not dirty, but after the deep into the streets, the ground sewage garbage has increased significantly. But in general, the slums in Rio are far from the dilapidated and scary imagination, different life and different ways of living, do not need to envy or despise each other. Every time you go to one place, feel, experience, do not disturb, do not force... It is recommended to choose the half-day tour project launched by the local regular travel agency, about 120 local currency per person, including the hotel round-trip shuttle and English tour guide explanation. Guided tours ensure absolute safety, especially Rocinha, South America's largest slum, which the government claimed a few years ago to have purged dangerous elements such as gangster drug dealers, and most places can be filmed (but not photographed close to people), Occasionally, individual road tour guides will remind you that you can't shoot at all, and suggest respecting their rules to avoid extra-branches.
Brazil is a country with a large gap between rich and poor, and therefore has slums in several large cities. The slum of Rossinia is one of Rio's most famous slums, where houses are mostly old-fashioned buildings and sanitation is relatively poor, in stark contrast to the bustling city not far away. This is where ordinary Brazilians live, and many world-class stars come out of these slums, which is really not easy. Come here must pay attention to their own safety, especially the property, as the saying goes, in Brazil, if you do not encounter robbery and theft, it is a miracle, so be sure to pay attention.
Really in the strong comparison can you feel the gap between rich and poor, high-rise buildings VS simple wooden sheds and crowded brick houses, from a distance to see the slum is still very shocking, there are a lot of graffiti, quite interesting, worth a look.
In fact, it’s generally the same, there will be no scenes in the movie that you think you can see, because there are tour guides, there is no feeling of insecurity, just like visiting a big town, I don’t feel poverty, I feel like living in a small place in China. Similar, those shops, The vegetable market is the same. If you can have local familiar friends slowly climb to the top of the mountain one by one, you will feel different.