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or less commonly favella
: a settlement of jerry-built shacks lying on the outskirts of a Brazilian city
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Some 17 million people in Brazil live in favelas—informal settlements in peripheral areas around large cities—according to the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
He's lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Braga will play Valeria Melo, a professional driver with family connections to a gang that runs a favela in Brazil.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
At the same time, the company noticed that the growth curve in e-commerce showed no signs of slowing—especially in largely untapped markets such as favelas, which generate over 119 billion reais ($20 billion) in economic activity every year, according to data from Instituto Locomotiva.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
He's lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Braga will play Valeria Melo, a professional driver with family connections to a gang that runs a favela in Brazil.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
At the same time, the company noticed that the growth curve in e-commerce showed no signs of slowing—especially in largely untapped markets such as favelas, which generate over 119 billion reais ($20 billion) in economic activity every year, according to data from Instituto Locomotiva.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Favela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favela. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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