The most popular Rio favela by far among tourists is Vidigal. It's home to traditional hostels like the Hostel Alto Vidigal, which is covered in colorful murals.
Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro —
The most popular Rio favela by far among tourists is Vidigal. It's home to traditional hostels like the Hostel Alto Vidigal, which is covered in colorful murals.
Douglas Engle
The view from Hostel Alto Vidigal. Vidigal is a picturesque community perched on a steep hill overlooking Rio's exclusive Ipanema and Leblon beaches.
Rio's hottest views? —
The view from Hostel Alto Vidigal. Vidigal is a picturesque community perched on a steep hill overlooking Rio's exclusive Ipanema and Leblon beaches.
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A bed in a shared room at Rio's Hostel Alto Vidigal starts at 21 reais, ($6) a night.
Hostel Alto Vidigal —
A bed in a shared room at Rio's Hostel Alto Vidigal starts at 21 reais, ($6) a night.
Douglas Engle
Rio's Vidigal favela now has a luxury offering. Mirante do Arvrao features glassed-in suites and a high-end restaurant. A deluxe suite costs at least 400 reais ($113) per night.
Mirante do Arvrao —
Rio's Vidigal favela now has a luxury offering. Mirante do Arvrao features glassed-in suites and a high-end restaurant. A deluxe suite costs at least 400 reais ($113) per night.
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"My boyfriend had the idea of renting my apartment, but I wasn't convinced," says Milvvia Goncalves, who put her two-bedroom home in Rio's Cantagalo neighborhood on Airbnb. "I thought who's going to come to a favela? But it was nonsense! Tons of foreigners love to stay here."
Airbnb rental —
"My boyfriend had the idea of renting my apartment, but I wasn't convinced," says Milvvia Goncalves, who put her two-bedroom home in Rio's Cantagalo neighborhood on Airbnb. "I thought who's going to come to a favela? But it was nonsense! Tons of foreigners love to stay here."
Douglas Engle
The view from Milvvia Goncalves' two-bedroom home in Rio's Cantagalo -- or "Rooster's Crow" -- neighborhood. Filled with stacks of brick and cement homes, this favela was dominated by violent drug gangs until just a couple of years ago.
Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro —
The view from Milvvia Goncalves' two-bedroom home in Rio's Cantagalo -- or "Rooster's Crow" -- neighborhood. Filled with stacks of brick and cement homes, this favela was dominated by violent drug gangs until just a couple of years ago.
Douglas Engle