Rio de Janeiro: The Little Slum Inn
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 03.06.06 | 1:12 PM ET
Talk about slumming. That’s exactly the experience operators of The Little Slum Inn are selling to travelers in Rio. The five-room hostel is located in the midst of one of the city’s impoverished favelas—prime real estate, apparently, if you’re a backpacker with an urge to experience one of Rio’s grittier neighborhoods. According to a Reuters report, “adventurous tourists, mainly from Germany, France and the United States,” are staying at the hostel in Pereira da Silva. “This place isn’t for wimps,” the inn’s co-owner told Reuters. “If you are uptight, you can go stay at the Copacabana Palace.” A bed goes for $15 a night, doubles go for $35.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
Jack from eyeflare travel tips 09.26.08 | 7:06 PM ET
Not sure I’d dare sleep in a favela… did go on a tour in Rio though and it was definitely an education.