Smack dab in a favela or not?
[QUOTE=Sperto]Relax. B & W is close to several favelas, but it's not situated inside a favela.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Sperto for the information. But I´m a little confused now as I remembered reading this post by Bravo, posted on 03-18-09:
[QUOTE=Bravo]The brasilian boards say that Luana works in the terma, Black And White. Unfortunately, the terma is smack dab in the middle of a super dangerous favela called Bonsucesso. I know taxi drivers who wont enter that area, not even during the day time. Even other brasilians have told me that it is very dangerous to travel there.[/QUOTE]
I guess either you or Bravo must be wrong, as it seems impossible for the terma B & W to be smack dab in the middle of a favela, and at the same time not be situated inside a favela.
Anyone care to comment this?
Barrio/favela Bonsuccesso
Thanks Sperto and Bravo for your replies and clearing things up for me. I would really love to go to terma B & W, but I'm not so sure that I will take the chance and jeopardize my own security.
And I think hearing about the Brazilians themselves that consider it very dangerous to go to Bonsuccesso say something about the safety issues there.
Telephone number to B & W
[QUOTE=Bravo]The best thing I would recommend you doing, is to get the phone number of the terma. (the one listed on the google map for B/W is incorrect) Once you have the phone number, call them and find out if Luana is working that day. If she is working that day, then take a cab to and from the terma.
Maybe one of the guys on this board who lives in Rio can supply the phone number of the Black and White terma.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Bravo, it sounds like a good suggestion. So I pass this question about the telephone number on, to anyone living in Rio. If you get the number, please post it here or PM me.
Thanks.