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For a long time, favelas were a source of fear for tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro. Now that they are more appealing, some have become popular tourist destinations even though they are still regarded as an "off the beaten track" activity.

Favela Tours analyzes the factors behind the emergence of tourism in the favelas, places of otherness and authenticity for visitors who come mainly from Western Europe and North America.

Based on ethnography of those involved in these practices (guides, residents and tourists), this book describes how the local and global forces are converging to make favelas part of the western tourism system: a mechanism for fabricating and assimilating otherness.

Favela Tours: Building Otherness in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

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For a long time, favelas were a source of fear for tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro. Now that they are... Read more

    Publisher: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 13/12/2023
    ISBN13: 9781786307675, 978-1786307675
    ISBN10: 1786307677

    Number of Pages: 240

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    For a long time, favelas were a source of fear for tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro. Now that they are more appealing, some have become popular tourist destinations even though they are still regarded as an "off the beaten track" activity.

    Favela Tours analyzes the factors behind the emergence of tourism in the favelas, places of otherness and authenticity for visitors who come mainly from Western Europe and North America.

    Based on ethnography of those involved in these practices (guides, residents and tourists), this book describes how the local and global forces are converging to make favelas part of the western tourism system: a mechanism for fabricating and assimilating otherness.

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