What does favela mean?
Favela means A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil..
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/fəˈvɛlə/ · noun
A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil..
The favela is now the model for most of the world's cities, as vast numbers of people continue to migrate to them in order to survive.
security forces in November of 2010 stormed one of the city's most notorious favelas, the complex of the Morro do Alemão in the northern zone of the city
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Favela means A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil..
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The favela is now the model for most of the world's cities, as vast numbers of people continue to migrate to them in order to survive.
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