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Landscape and tourism in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
Rio de Janeiro relies on tourism as one of its main economic activities, based on the attractions of its natural and human-made settings. The social inequality found in the city's favelas affects this scenario. The sports mega-events Rio has recently hosted, such as the 2014 World Football Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, brought new possibilities for tourism in the favelas. Tourists are attracted by the natural surroundings, with panoramic views and tracks into the urban forests. This work aims to explore some of these favelas and their natural surroundings. Communities such as Cantagalo-Pavão-Pavãozinho, Babilônia-Chapéu Mangueira and Vidigal have forest areas that were recovered and opened to the public as parks, and that have received the contribution of community-based organisations. These examples show how activities, such as tourism, relate to the environment.
Landscape and tourism in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
Rio de Janeiro relies on tourism as one of its main economic activities, based on the attractions of its natural and human-made settings. The social inequality found in the city's favelas affects this scenario. The sports mega-events Rio has recently hosted, such as the 2014 World Football Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, brought new possibilities for tourism in the favelas. Tourists are attracted by the natural surroundings, with panoramic views and tracks into the urban forests. This work aims to explore some of these favelas and their natural surroundings. Communities such as Cantagalo-Pavão-Pavãozinho, Babilônia-Chapéu Mangueira and Vidigal have forest areas that were recovered and opened to the public as parks, and that have received the contribution of community-based organisations. These examples show how activities, such as tourism, relate to the environment.
Landscape and tourism in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
Fagerlande, Sergio Moraes Rego (author)
Landscape Research ; 48 ; 502-516
2023-05-19
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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