"Slumming It"
October 14th 2007 Sat 13th Oct:
Went out last night to the Lapa area for the Samba scene and listened to the music for just over an hour - tired after long day so came back and went to bed. Hostel was full.
Booked a tour of the Rocinha district - the largest slum area in Rio (200,000 pop.) The buildings of the district are called Favellas. A guide drove myself and six others to the outskirts of the district an
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