Explore Complexo do Alemão and Ride the Favela Cable Car
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, and today the favela has a majority Afro-Brazilian population.
Understand the social and cultural reality of residents living in the slums of the North Zone.
Get the opportunity to meet "the other side of town," an off-the-beaten-path part of Rio beyond the bustling downtown.
Travel by public transportation, including the first cable car system suspended over a favela. It is a truly unique experience to see how locals navigate this city of six million people.
Listen as your Rio de Janeiro tour guide explains Brazil's favela culture and history.
Explore pockets of communities bonded by their marginal location and their struggle for a higher quality of life.
Visit Ocados Curumins, a community-based organization that has been working for more than 30 years 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 change to this important Brazilian subculture. It is also a chance to meet a local community leader.
