When people visit me in Rio de Janeiro, they tend to ask two questions: Is it safe and is it OK to visit a favela? Following a shootout that left hundreds stranded atop Two Brothers Mountain above the Vidigal favela, I dove into the controversial topic of favela tourism for BBC Travel.
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