being rio de janeiro a popular destination with much tourist traffic year-round, especially around major events like carnvival, many cariocas open up their houses to travelers in a bid to make the most of a potential life-changing experience, or enriching business opportunity.

in fact, small, homely b&bs / guesthouses are popping up all over the city and, if it is an authentic, brazilian experience visitors are looking for, then cariocas with enough space to spare can certainly offer it to them.

complete immersion in rio's culture is available from the brilliant hospitality to the home-cooked food - hosts will also be able to give priceless advice about the best places to eat, dance, drink, as well as where to go and, of course, where not to go.