offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience, casa alto vidigal hostel, located in one of the city's expansive favelas, allows guests to see rio de janeiro from a unique, and perhaps contrasting views.

opened in 2010, visitors are able to get in touch with the people of the city, by being emerged in one of the city's most known favelas - located in rio's south zone, the hostel is at the top of the famous vidigal, on the side of the iconic morro dois irmãos, which enables it some truly inspirational views of the city, including the glamorous ipanema and leblon neighborhoods, and the beautiful cagarras islands.