Is poverty tourism wrong? Critics claim that travellers capturing drone footage from inside Brazil’s poorest neighbourhoods are exploiting the residents for content.
Viral videos bring influencers to ‘slums’
Favela focus: While some see a cultural boom and new economic opportunities, others warn that "poverty tourism" risks glossing over the harsh realities of life in shanty towns. Glossary
Ramshackle - Something (usually a building or vehicle) that is in very bad condition and looks like it is about to fall apart or break.
Drone - A small flying machine.
Viral - Spreading or becoming popular very quickly through communication from one person to another, especially on the internet. Also can mean relating to or caused by a virus.
Flux - Continuous change.
Romanticised - Having described or imagined something as being better, more exciting, or more "perfect" than it really is.
