Slum tours offer travelers an authentic, offbeat look at foreign cultures – and give locals a new way to make a living. These tours, which began in one of the most famous slums of Rio de Janeiro, are beginning to spread to other cities with famous slums, such as Mumbai, Nairobi, and Johannesburg.
Ode Editors | April 2009 issue
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