The favela communities of Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho in Rio de Janiero, Brazil have restored a hiking trail along their hills in order to boost ecotourism in the communities. The peak of the trail lies on 200 meters and offers a great view over the city including Ipanema and Copacabana beach, the Lagoa and on clear days even Niterói on the other side of the bay.
The new trail will start in Cantagalo and continues on to Pavão-Pavãozinho to the border between the neighborhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. It was created out of several older trails with some parts now closed through reforestation.
“This was an underutilized space, with several trails that looked like Swiss cheese,” Lúcio Meirelles Palma, a eco-trail consultant, who was involved in the creation of the new trail explained.
The parts of the path that were restored were chosen based on sustainability, drainage and landscape aspects. It was labeled properly and a guide office was installed. Additionally, residents of the communities were taught how to preserve the trail, allowing the communities to take care of the trail themselves.
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