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Tag Archives: Favela Tourism
Voyeurism or Philanthropy? Jakarta Poverty Tours Spark Debate
Wati is 23 years old and already a mother of five. She carries her youngest child in her arms, a 5-month-old girl who has a slight fever. Wati’s husband works at the port, where he earns about Rp 20,000 ($2) … Continue reading
Can Slum Tourism Be Done Right? Eric Weiner Says Yes.
With the success of the Oscar winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, “slum tourism” is on the rise. This type of travel, sometimes referred to as “poorism,” guides tourists through the slums of cities in India, Africa, and Mexico, among other destinations. These … Continue reading
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Tagged Favela Tourism, India, Urban Matters, Urban Poverty, Urban Solutions
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Why We Need Micro Loans Instead Of Slum Tourism
Recent articles by the BBC, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The Smithsonian Magazine, and others have discussed various aspects of “slum tourism.” This phenomenon, which began in Rio de Janeiro around 1992 and has now been popularized in Buenos Aires, New Delhi, Johannesburg, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Buenos Aires, Favela Tourism, India, Johannesburg, Kenya, Micro Loans, Nairobi, New Delhi, South Africa, Urban Blight, Urban Matters, Urban Poverty, Urban Solutions
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Slum Tours: Real Tourism or Real Exploitation?
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
First-person look ~ Visiting favelas (Rio’s slums) for a life-altering experience
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
Posted in Brazil, Favela Tourism
Tagged Favela Tourism, Poverty, Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha Favela, Urban Poverty
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Rio’s Favela Tourism ~ a first-person look
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
The Favela Tour: Changing Perspectives on the Slums of Rio
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
Favela Tourism now introduced in Jakarta
Rio pioneered the idea a decade ago, other megacities like Mumbai, Lagos followed, and now it has come to Jakarta. Welcome to Favela Tourism, a.k.a. Poverty Tourism, Reality Tourism, or as the following article from The Jakarta Post suggests, “Poor-ism”. … Continue reading
Philanthropy Tourism and the plight of African Orphans
A brief look into Philantrophic Travel in Africa, and how this type of travel that is growing in popularity – in tandem with Volunteer Travel (increasingly known as VolunTourism) and Responsible Travel– is being accommodated. Allowing for Travelers not only … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Ecotourism, Humanitarian, Philantrophic Travel, Responsible Tourism, VolunTourism
Tagged Adventure Travel, Burundi, Eco-Tourism, Favela Tourism, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Travel, Kenya, Orphans, Philantrophic Travel, Poverty Tourism, Rwanda, Tanzania Luxury Safaris, Uganda, Wildlife Watching
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Philantrophic Travel ~ East Africa
A brief look into Philantrophic Travel in Africa, and how this type of travel that is growing in popularity – in tandem with Volunteer Travel (increasingly known as VolunTourism) and Responsible Travel– is being accommodated. Allowing for Travelers not only … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Ecotourism, Humanitarian, Philantrophic Travel, Responsible Tourism, VolunTourism
Tagged Adventure Travel, Burundi, Eco-Tourism, Favela Tourism, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Travel, Kenya, Orphans, Philantrophic Travel, Poverty Tourism, Rwanda, Tanzania Luxury Safaris, Uganda, Wildlife Watching
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Endangered Eden 