Favela Tours: Experience Life Inside Rocinha or Tavares Bastos Favela
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634 Ratings
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Immerse yourself in the vibrant spirit of Rocinha or Tavares Bastos Favela. Experience life inside the favela, from the top to the bustling streets, and gain unique insights into the community's culture and the resilience of its people.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Rio de Janeiro - Let’s go from van até to the upper part of the community. Once again, we began to wander around the interior by foot, visiting various towns and learning about local life.
The tour can take place both in Rocinha and in the community of Tavares Bastos.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Local guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Experience the essence of life in a Favela. We transport you to the pinnacle of the Rocinha Favela or Tavares Bastos and then make our way down on foot. As we navigate downwards, you’re privy to a distinctive understanding of the pulsating spirit of the locals, particularly the younger ones.
Uncover the reality of life within the confines of the Favela. We guide you to the uppermost area and then descend amidst narrow lanes, offering you an intimate view of life therein.
Location
R. Barata Ribeiro, 111
Rua Barata Ribeiro
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(634 Ratings)
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Sylvester_n
Apr 3, 2024
Great tour and guide - Transport - the van was spacious and clean.
Guide - Patrick was great and he seems very welcomed in the community. He wasn’t pushy at all and kept the tour interesting while providing a ton of information.
Tour - it didn’t feel as if we were intruding while walking around. It was very insightful and a great way to spend money with the people directly.
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Polona
Mar 21, 2024
Favela Tour - The favela tour was excellent. Our guide Patrick had a wealth of knowledge and shared many interesting insights about the way of life in the favela. It was heartwarming to see Patrick's friendly relationship with the local residents, especially the children. 😊
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Carol_c
Mar 14, 2024
Spring Break Getaway - We had a great tour with Patrick! He was really informative and led us through all the streets of the Favelas. We enjoyed every bit of it. Immersing ourselves in the culture is key, and Patrick made sure we knew the history and took us through it all. Such a great tour, and we will definitely be back for more, very soon!
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Janet_c
Mar 13, 2024
A contrast of how people live there lives - The climbing up and down so many steep stairs and alleyways where people live their daily lives, there was on the journey to the Favelas many nice houses and then you get there and make your way through the narrow streets there the accommodation for families is very tight, my main little worry was as a tourist we were perhaps intruding into the world in which they live and we did feel a little uncomfortable with that, our guide Patrick was very patient and informative and answered all our many questions which did put us at ease.
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Paula_g
Mar 6, 2024
Amazing Rocinha tour! - Patrick our guide was amazing very knowledgeable and gave us lots of information about Rocinha and its history. We felt very safe through the whole tour and stoped in some amazing places. I highly recommend it.
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Culture19493047220
Feb 28, 2024
Super interesting! - Nando was a friendly guide and available to answer questions. All is well! We recommend!
We're back on this tour, it's great!
Our conseillons on this tour, super interesting!
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Douglas_s
Feb 13, 2024
Favela tour 👍 - Going right into the heart of the favela and seeing how people lived day by seeing the little kids and the animals that lived there as well.Also the services that are provided for the community.
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998francom
Feb 4, 2024
excellent experience, super safe! - excellent experience, super safe, unmissable to know the reality of the favelas! UNMISSABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oliviavoglino
Jan 21, 2024
Rocinha favela - Best tour ever, real favela experience, safe and fun. Super suggested! Great view for pictures from the top.
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Joanneporter
Mar 16, 2024
Interesting view of Rio - Knowledgeable guide. Didn’t feel as if we were intruding. Made us aware that the favela accepts tourists if the tour is done sensitively which it was
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