Cheap hotels in favelas popular for tourists

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Ipanema Beach and a nearby luxury hotel are seen on June 7, 2014, from a cheap lodging house in Vidigal, one of many slum districts known as favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Because of their price, hotels in favelas are becoming popular with tourists who have come to see the World Cup finals.

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