the main entrance to vidigal is located on avenida niemeyer, the busy ocean-side road serpentining along the cliffs to connect rio's city beaches with the southern neighborhoods.

vidigal is easily accessed via bus from the zona sul. the city bus lines 521 and 522 connect the metrô station in botafogo with vidigal - Alternatively, there are minivans riding along the beaches frequently transporting passengers to vidigal and rocinha. 

visitors should not enter this favela without a local guide or a professional of the field - vidigal is a culturally rich, self-improving, and very active community with several ongoing sporting, cultural, and social initiatives, including a local tv, and estilo livre fm 102,5 a local community radio station.