Tuesday, 15 March 2011

For a few tenants of apartments in Rio de Janeiro rats are often the other white meat

By Simon Kennedy


First off, I must disclose, the spot that I was residing can't really be identified as an apartment. I'm among those kinds of folks who needs to go so far off the beaten path that I can't find it again. Hotels and Apartments? Not actually my bag. So certainly, when somebody like me goes to travel to Rio de Janeiro I'm prone to face some unique complications. Especially if you go to look at the kind of rentals I viewed. If you are taking unconventional actions, you are almost certainly going to have some unconventional situations, as I discovered.

I'd actually discovered some flats situated in one of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. This particular favela was located in Copacabana, however it was also very close to Ipanema. While lots of people would probably hunt for hotels or apartments, I actually found this unique item of real estate to be embedded in the culture. Funk parties, loud music, samba, low budget fireworks at all times of the day and night. If this is the holiday you look for, then a favela is for you. If not, chances are you'll contemplate a different plan for your vacation.

After I transferred into my new accommodations, it wasn't long before I discovered I had an unanticipated visitor. Or perhaps you would refer to him as an invader. Though it can be argued as to who was the actual invader. I imagine to this rodent, I had been in truth encroaching on his territory. Possibly he was there long before I appeared. Also, this isn't really something that occurred to me while I'd been seeking flats and rentals in the local slums of Rio de Janeiro. But what can you do?

One could possibly inquire, what's it like living with a rat? Well, most of us have had that friend who is "that guy." You recognize the type. The ones who make noise when you're trying to sleep. They eat your food and don't tidy up their messes. Though I need to disclose, in comparison with other roommates in other apartments I have stayed in, this rodent was quite polite. But then again, the bar has been set low, very low.

Quite possibly next time I'll consent to the strategy of staying in hotels. However for the money, there's no way I would have gotten anywhere as close to Copacabana or Ipanema beach had I not relocated into some accommodations that could agree to my furry four legged friend with a tail.




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