International tourists in a ‘pacified’ favela: profiles and attitudes. The case of Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro

DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin

Freire-Medeiros, Bianca¹  Grijó Vilarouca, Márcio¹  Menezes, Palloma² 

[1] Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil, Praia de Botafogo, 190, 14º andar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;University Amsterdam, Department for Social and Cultural Anthropology, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands;

关键词: Tourism;    favela;    public policy;    poverty;    perception;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.12854/erde-144-11

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This article examines the experience of foreign tourists who have visited the Santa Marta favela in Rio de Janeiro after the recent “occupation” and “peacemaking” policy implemented by the Rio de Janeiro state government. The contribution is based on empirical research conducted with 400 international tourists who visited the community between March and May 2011. The study investigated the tourists’ profiles as well as their expectations and impressions of the visit. The article concludes with some reflections on how tourists evaluate not only the tourist facilities in the locality, but also their own experience as participants of the reality tour.

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