International tourists in a ‘pacified’ favela: profiles and attitudes. The case of Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Bianca Freire-Medeiros Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil, Praia de Botafogo, 190, 14º andar, Rio de Janeiro
  • Márcio Grijó Vilarouca Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil, Praia de Botafogo, 190, 14º andar, Rio de Janeiro
  • Palloma Menezes University Amsterdam, Department for Social and Cultural Anthropology, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-144-11

Keywords:

Tourism, favela, public policy, poverty, perception, Brazil

Abstract

This article examines the experience of foreign tourists who have visited the Santa Marta favela in Rio de Janeiro after the recent “occupation” and “peacemaking” policy implemented by the Rio de Janeiro state government. The contribution is based on empirical research conducted with 400 international tourists who visited the community between March and May 2011. The study investigated the tourists’ profiles as well as their expectations and impressions of the visit. The article concludes with some reflections on how tourists evaluate not only the tourist facilities in the locality, but also their own experience as participants of the reality tour.

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Published

2013-11-19

How to Cite

Freire-Medeiros, B., Vilarouca, M. G., & Menezes, P. (2013). International tourists in a ‘pacified’ favela: profiles and attitudes. The case of Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro. DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin, 144(2), 147–159. https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-144-11

Issue

Vol. 144 No. 2 (2013): Slum tourism

Section

Research articles

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