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Rocinha favela sees rise in tourism as Rio hits record year

(28 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15 January 2026 1. Various aerial shot of Rocinha favela ++MUTE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 27 January 2026 2. Vitor Oliveira, known as MC Piloto, driving a motorbike with Jose Martinez, a tourist from Paraguay 3. Various of Oliveira with Oscar Jara and Martinez, point at landmarks in Rio de Janeiro 4. Group of tourists taking a picture at a viewpoint 5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Vitor Oliveira, Rocinha tour guide: “To come to Rio and only visit Copacabana beach, the statue of Christ and Sugar Loaf, you’re not really visiting Rio. You’re visiting a posh and expensive side of Rio. But Rio’s essence comes from the favelas.” 6. Oliveira, Jara and Martinez walking down an alley 7. Various of Oliveira, Jara and Martinez on a rooftop with a high viewpoint 8. Tourists at a cultural center 9. Various of tourists watching a capoeira presentation 10. Line of tourists walking down a street 11. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Vitor Oliveira, Rocinha tour guide: “Tourism is helping many people in the community to improve their financial life, helping many families that had to work two or three jobs and sometimes didn’t even make half of what they now get with tourism.” 12. Various of bars with a balcony in the favela 13. Oliveira, Jara and Martinez walking down an alley 14. Various of art gallery 15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Oscar Jara, tourist from Paraguay: “People see (Rocinha tours) on social media and come without fear. I was not surprised to see so many tourists also because it’s a very autochthonous (local) tourism. It’s something that is not tidied up for tourists, you visit an autochthonous Brazil, not tidied up to show something superficial for tourists, it is what it is.” 16. Various of Oliveira, Jara and Martinez playing soccer with locals ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15 January 2026 17. Aerial shot of Rocinha favela ++MUTE++ STORYLINE: Rio de Janeiro saw a record 2.1 million international tourists in 2025, as tourism spread beyond traditional landmarks to places like Rocinha, boosting local businesses and challenging old stereotypes, offering a local point of view of Brazil's most populated favela. According to Rio’s City Hall, 2025 saw a 44.8% increase in the number of international tourists, generating 7.8 billion reais ($1.5 billion) for Rio’s economy. Helped by viral social media videos, many tourists now want to visit the enormous Rocinha favela, an area that not long ago was seen as a no-go for outsiders due to violence and crime. “To come to Rio and only visit Copacabana Beach, the statue of Christ and Sugar Loaf, you’re not really visiting Rio. You’re visiting a posh and expensive side of Rio. But Rio’s essence comes from the favelas,” Vitor Oliveira, a local guide, told the AP. Oliveira, who used to work in construction and as a local music producer, started offering tours after years working as a mototaxi driver in Rocinha and noticing an increase in international visitors. Tourism has since become his main source of income. He saw an explosion of tourists in 2025, especially near New Year’s Eve. “From 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., the favela was packed with tourists. It was surreal,” he said. Tours normally start by visiting scenic viewpoints, as Rocinha is located on a hill that overlooks most major landmarks in Rio’s south side, including the statue of Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, Leblon and São Conrado beaches, and the Pedra da Gavea mountain. AP Video shot by Lucas Dumphreys Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...