for those who are interested in pousadas and hostels specifically located in a favela, we have a section listing a few on this link.

further, in addition to all the standard lodging available in rio de janeiro, carnival week could be the time to explore alternatives such as apartment swapping and even camping.

apartment swapping involves free-of-charge apartment exchange between owners of units located in rio de janeiro, with openers of units located anywhere else in the world.

due to the special circumstances and high costs for the period, generally an apartment in rio de janeiro over carnival will be worth a larger unit somewhere else.