Indagare Tours: Favela and Drumming Visit

There are more than 1,200 favelas in the city of Rio housing twenty percent of the population. Brazilians would never visit a favela, or slum, but if you want to understand the city, it is worth making a visit. Explore the Santa Maria favela with a local guide who will take you through the narrow alleys with a resident of the favela. You will see a recycling project and when you arrive to the rooftop where Michael Jackson filmed his famous video “They Don’t Care About Us”. Here you will have a drumming class with some of the local kids from the community, who will teach you about samba music. It is also possible to learn kite flying from the kids or to visit a traditional samba school to learn more about this musical form. Contact the Indagare Bookings Team to arrange.