| #3812362 in Books | Bianca Freire Medeiros | 2014-11-12 | 2015-04-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.21 x.51 x6.14l,.0 | File type: PDF | 224 pages | Touring Poverty||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| I read the book and met the author|By Shopper134|I read the book and met the author. Honestly she can't back up any of the arguments she makes in this book. Though it does provide good insight, I recommend people save their money.|About the Author||Bianca Freire-Medeiros is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Center for Research and Documentation on Brazilian Contemporary History (CPDOC) at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was a Research Fellow
Touring Poverty addresses a highly controversial practice: the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into valued attractions for international tourists. In the megacities of the Global South, selected and idealized aspects of poverty are being turned into a tourist commodity for consumption.
The book takes the reader on a journey through Rocinha, a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro which is advertised as "the largest favela in Latin America". Bia...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Touring Poverty (Routledge Advances in Sociology) | Bianca Freire-Medeiros. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
