Sources Summary

 "Favelas « Favela Adventures." Favela Adventures. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. <http://favelatour.org/about/favelas/>.

Favela Tour Organization is a company website that mainly arranges tours inside the favelas. This company is operated by favela residents. The website also offers a housing opportunities to experience the life inside the favelas. However, the website writes a brief history on favelas and the main goal is to aware and educate people about favelas and how is the life in there by offering some of favela adventure programs.

Perlman, Janice. Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro . Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2010. Print

 

The book “Favela : Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro” by Janice Perlman talks about the life inside favelas. Perlman writes about interviews she made with the favela residents years ago and compare it with some recent interviews. She notices many changes inside the favelas like the education level and material conditions. However, Perlman cites that there is still a big issue in the crime rate and job opportunities.