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Riowakening

Riowakening

Brazil through an Australian's eyes

Murdered in Rio: A tourist’s wrong turn into hell

Murdered in Rio: A tourist’s wrong turn into hell

An Italian tourist who took a wrong turn into a favela and wound up dead with a bullet in his head today is another reminder of the...

You're safer in Rio's favelas than near its beaches

You're safer in Rio's favelas than near its beaches

Walking through a Rio de Janeiro favela I was told by my resident guide that the order from the most senior gangsters is to not lay a...

Riowakening Ian Walker

About Me

I'm Ian Walker, an Australian freelance journalist and travel writer who ditched his job as a full-time newspaper reporter to move to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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