Submitted by Daniel Griffin on the 2018 winter session program in Brazil sponsored by the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice…
So far, my week in Rio de Janeiro has been incredible. Aside from typical tourist things like seeing Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer, we were given the chance to visit the Vidigal Favela and help out with a home restoration project. Rio is by far the most beautiful city I have ever visited, with awe-inspiring views from every street corner and mountain top. Of course, relaxing on the beach has been a great feature of this program as well, as everyone has maximized our privilege of living one block from Copacabana Beach. Cultural experiences have been plenty in our seven days so far, with the highlight being a samba concert that was held on Copacabana that thousands attended. Finally, shout out to our tour guides Lilian and Felipe for providing endless amounts of fun, as well as being excellent at showing us around the city.