Category Archives: Brazil

Ideas Inspiring Innovation | Furniture made from recycled plastic crates

Posted on June 11, 2010 by endangerededen

They say we can be inspired by anything and everything around us. In a spur of the moment, a daily object as mundane as a plastic crate used to transport goods can become an inspiration for a line of “green … Continue reading →

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Favela Art Installation, Rio de Janeiro [2]

Posted on May 21, 2010 by endangerededen

Favella Painting is the brainchild of Dutch artist due Hass&Hahn, who, in 2006, developed the idea of creating ‘community-driven art interventions in Brazil’. Inspiration: Ideas Inspiring Innovation

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Favela Art Installation, Rio de Janeiro [1]

Posted on May 21, 2010 by endangerededen

It is often said that Art inspires us to do good things, it provides us with the humanity that makes us the most unique and able of all species (read: creative) to walk this earth. Art is of course also … Continue reading →

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Unique Urban Parks | Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted on December 31, 2009 by endangerededen

By Dian Hasan | December 23, 2009 The hallmark of any great city is its urban park! Commonly located at the center of its core, urban parks play a significant role in providing traffic-choked cities with much-needed green lungs. As … Continue reading →

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Slum Tours: Real Tourism or Real Exploitation?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by endangerededen

By Dian Hasan | October 5, 2009 The Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire has made the world’s poor urban districts a popular tourist destination. Is it supportive or exploitive? National Geographic Traveler takes a look. There was a time when most … Continue reading →

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First-person look ~ Visiting favelas (Rio’s slums) for a life-altering experience

Posted on October 8, 2009 by endangerededen

By Dian Hasan | October 8, 2009 If you’ve always wondered how compelling direct face-to-face travel experience really is, especially when it deals with uncommon environments, situations and places that are totally foreign to you (I’m aware this may sound … Continue reading →

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Rio’s Favela Tourism ~ a first-person look

Posted on September 18, 2009 by endangerededen

By Dian Hasan | September18, 2009 With the growing popularity of “do good” travel or “doing good while traveling” of today, fueled by people’s increased awareness of the planet and its contents, one area of travel that has received renewed … Continue reading →

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The Favela Tour: Changing Perspectives on the Slums of Rio

Posted on September 18, 2009 by endangerededen

A look inside one of the most misunderstood places in the world, and how one group has been working for almost two decades to promote awareness. It was my first night in Rio de Janeiro. From the balcony of a … Continue reading →

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