favela
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favela (plural favelas)
- A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil
[edit] References
- Nine people have been shot dead in Rio de Janeiro during a power struggle for control of one of the city's notorious favelas, or slums. - Nine killed in shootout, The Week, Issue 601, page 8.
- 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. Street Art, Foreword, page 8.
