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Many tourists come to Rio de Janeiro planning to visit one of the world-famous favelas - in fact, These neighborhoods have become top destinations, part and parcel of a tourist itinerary which includes beaches, mountains, and art galleries. yet, classifying favelas as just another touristic destination would be wrong - visiting These unique neighborhoods is something that should be done with sensitivity and intelligence. favelas should not be classified simply as 'attraction,' as they are living neighborhoods, home to families for generations rich of history and traditions - part of what makes them fascinating today is also what caused the residents a great deal of suffering and difficulties in the past, and this is something that should be kept in mind at all times by all who choose to explore one of these areas. Visitors who feel they would like to enter a favela should first and foremost ask themselves why they are going - whether it is simply something they have heard they should do, or whether they want to learn about an alternative and equally rich culture. If the aim is to truly engage, interact and learn, it is of fundamental importance that visitors educate themselves prior to making a visit. Without even just a basic knowledge of the history and culture of favelas, visitors will have a superficial understanding at best of what they are looking at - knowing something about the birth and past of favelas is necessary to appreciate, even if just superficially, the method, beauty, and significance behind apparent disorder. It would be impossible to truly understand the identity of any individual, institution or place without understanding a bit of the history and past that shaped its present. trying to 'understand' or 'experience' a favela by simply gaining a short snapshot of its present, would do it injustice. |
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