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Welcome To Favela Phoenix!
Take a tour of Rocinha and visit our school!
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Jody King, the creator of Favela Phoenix English School, has been conducting tours in Rocinha for over 3 years. Visit the huge bustling favela of Rocinha with a native English speaker who has made the favela his home. You will be met at a designated location near your place of stay, then brought to the top of the favela on public transport. You will then be given a unique insight into life in the favela and feel an amazing connection with the friendly locals and various projects in the community. Our tours strive to provide an experience that lets our you really connect with the community, including visit to a capoeira school (Brazilain dance/martial art form), the studio of a local graffiti artist, and maybe even a game of football with the local children!! A visit to the English school will also be on the itinerary ending with a lunch in the local "per kilo" diner. Fall in love with a fascinating, wonderful yet hugely misunderstood community! Find out more about the tours here. Contact address for tours: 250, Estrada da Gavea, Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22451-971 or phone Favela Phoenix on: +55 (21) 98388-5584 Email: info@favelaphoenix.org |
Come visit the Favela of Rocinha!
A large portion of all proceeds from tours go directly towards funding the English school. Find out more about our school here.
Learn How To Donate
We rely on your contributions to continue providing our education services to the people of Rocinha.
Find out more today how you can support this worthwhile project!
Find out more today how you can support this worthwhile project!
We are proud members of Pack for a Purpose, This is an initiative that allows travellers like you to make a lasting impact in the community at your travel destination. If you save just a few kilos of space in your suitcase and take supplies for area schools or medical clinics in need, you’ll make a priceless impact in the lives of our local children and families.
Please click on the suitcase on the left to see what supplies are needed for our project/projects.
Please click on the suitcase on the left to see what supplies are needed for our project/projects.
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Many thanks to Delilah Anaya whose great photographs of Rio and specifically Rocinha favela can be found here: http://www.delilahphoto.com/brazil Proceeds from the sale of her images have been donated to Favela Phoenix school and we are very grateful and also very pleased that such a wonderful photographer wishes to associate with Favela Phoenix. In describing her experiences in Rocinha she writes: "My guide of Rocinha, the biggest favela in all of Brazil, explained and showed me the disparities of Rocinha . . . . no addresses for their homes, one person receiving mail for a neighborhood, crammed stairways between their homes to transverse from one block to the next, and while being impoverished due to government support. But regardless of these and other circumstances each individual I met had a vibrant personality and willingness to be kind to a stranger, which makes Rio de Janeiro so fascinating." |
