there are also an impressive array of up-market hostels and hotels, such as the hotel mirante do arvrão, which has five suites, five bedrooms and a bar, and is the largest private investment in the favela.

these establishments sit side by side with the poor infrastructure and often problematic living conditions of the great majority of the favela's residents, inspiring thought and creativity so that local development can continue for an ever improving vidigal. 

vidigal fascinatingly integrates the traditional culture, architecture and buzzing lifestyle of rio's favelas, with a contemporary gentrified refinement, presenting a fascinating microcosm of the wider social divisions and inter-relations in the city.