I am glad it worked for your girlfriend. One should still not simply walk into a Favela as a tourist. I have family in Brazil (Sao Paulo) and a majority had di

I am glad it worked for your girlfriend. One should still not simply walk into a Favela as a tourist. I have family in Brazil (Sao Paulo) and a majority had different experiences even when being careful. Regarding "Not wasting time and money", it goes quick. A guy on a motorbike with a gun, a car that stops and 3 people jump you etc. I love Brazil, the people, the music, the landscape, the farova, but criminality is a problem (more then 50 000 homicides per year).