Cidade de Deus (City of God) and Social Project Casa de Santa Ana
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Key Information: Tour Duration: 1
day(s) Group Size: 2
- 6
people Destination(s):Brazil Specialty Categories:Cultural Journey Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 47 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 158 US Dollar (USD)
The low-income class district of Cidade de Deus is situated on the west part of Rio de Janeiro, right behind the high middle class neighborhood Barra da Tijuca. This district is different from the favelas in general in Rio, it appeared as residential district built by the government to shelter homeless people due to storm and flooding occurred in the end of the sixties. The local was initially designed to shelter around fifteen thousand people, which nowadays this number surpasses more than fifty thousand inhabitants.By the almost total absence of the government and the lack of social investments, the district became one of the poorest and one of the most violent of Rio. After the making of the film Cidade de Deus based on the romance of the writer Paulo Lins (grew up in the district) the district became well known internationally.
