March 11, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO - DAY 3 - VILA CANOAS FAVELA TOUR
Before we entered the next Favela, we saw the eeriest of cloud formation around Sugar Loaf Mountain in distance.
Our group on terrace within Vila Canoas Favela in the Sao Conrado neighborhood. Canoas is a much smaller favela and in 2009 was chosen as a municipal pilot project to contain the disorderly growth of favelas, with the height limited to three floors.In 2011 they revised to 5 floors due to high real estate needs. Politicians promise improvements like open shared spaces, but deliver little once elected. Truly just come to favelas looking for large number of voters pre election. One rare small courtyard here.
Favela visit finished at the community center, that our tour dollars help fund. We got to meet some of the school children and got a song and dance presentation from the indigenous tribe members, with an opportunity to see and buy their custom art works.
