Πέμπτη 29 Μαΐου 2014

Rio's hottest place to eat – the favelas

Rio de Janeiro's favelas have long been lawless no-go zones – but now that some have driven out the drug gangs, their restaurants are attracting increasing numbers of tourists
A steaming pot of seafood rice arrives at the table with a glass of chilled rosé. The owner, who would be looking dapper in his chef's whites if it weren't for the shorts and flip flops on his bottom half, spoons a generous helping of squid, mussels, plump prawns and a langoustine on to my plate. There's just one thing that sets the scene apart from the cliches of a touristy lunch in Rio de Janeiro – I'm in the middle of Rocinha, Brazil's biggest favela, sitting in a narrow alleyway outside a restaurant with no name and no menu. There were no street signs to follow either. As soon as I strolled into Rocinha I needed directions to find Travessa Gregório 5. Happily, a vendor in a nearby market abandoned his stall to lead me.

Δεν υπάρχουν σχόλια:

Δημοσίευση σχολίου