With a year to go until Rio de Janeiro hosts the 2016 Olympics, a number of entrepreneurial favela residents have turned their homes into guesthouses. They’re taking more and more bookings for next summer’s event, both from Brazilians and people from overseas. Spending the night in a shanty town may sound frightening to some, but others see it as an opportunity to meet others. This kind of tourism industry will surely bring people together, and that is something to celebrate.
Rio’s favelas to accommodate visitors to 2016 Olympics
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