Tag Archives: Favela

Rainforest as your garden

31 Mar
Safetyinnrio is located on the Morro da Babilônia. The views from the hill are truly breathtaking. The deep blue ocean and the beauty of the forest, interspersed with landmarks such as Sugarloaf Mountain truly do justice to Rio’s nickname “The Marvelous City”.The trail follows an easy 2-km route in an environmental protected area. The walk through the Atlantic Rainforest offers a wonderful introduction to Rio’s vegetation and mountain views. The hike takes about 1-2 hours, depending on the time taken to make pictures of some of the best views over Rio. 

More than a house

31 Mar

Safetyinnrio is more then just a house or a place to sleep. We hosted already many people from over the whole world. In many cases friendships where build with not only the house’ residents but also with the locals of the community. For sure a lifetime experience never to forget !

The safest place in Rio

8 Feb

There is indeed no safer place in Rio nowadays than this small community called CHAPÉU MANGUEIRA, in LEME.

Chapéu Mangueira is a former favela controlled by traffickers recently taken over by a 24-hour-Peace-Making-Police Patrol called UPP which has restored peace  to the community and enhanced tourism.

The Association of Residents (AACM) has developed a very interesting tour through the hills giving visitors a unique opportunity to see old Army Vigil Posts, as they pass by old preserved vegetation such as the Pau-brasil tree, heliconias augustas, along with marmosets, macaws and son on, besides learning a bit of the history of the community meeting traditional families…

Religion

1 Mar

Hi, this is to show how wide can a be a simple hosting relationship can become.

The opportunity is for us to be able to discuss different issues before coming

to our midst…. Express yourself!