Explore Complexo do Alemão (German‘s Complex), a group of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro. It has a diverse ethnic history that began with Polish settlement. The favela now enjoys a majority Afro-Brazilian residency. 

Understand the social and cultural reality of the residents of the slums in the North Zone.

Get an opportunity to meet "the other side of town”, an off the beaten path of Rio’s bustling downtown. 

Travel by means of public transportation, including the first cable car system suspended in a favela. It will be a truly unique experience to see how locals navigate in the city of six million people.

Listen as the Rio de Janeiro tour guide explains, Brazil’s favela culture and history.

Explore the pockets of communities that are bonded by their marginal location and struggle for a higher quality of life.

Visit Ocados Curumins, a community-based organization that has been working for over 30 years. They are trying to help improve the lives of children, teens and seniors through education. Here, gain a better understanding of the issues facing favela communities and the efforts being made to bring changes in this important Brazilian subculture. Also, it would be a chance to meet a local community leader.