Definition of Favelas

1. Noun. (plural of favela) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Favelas

1. favela [n] - See also: favela

Lexicographical Neighbors of Favelas

fauxnetic
fauxtatoes
fauxtograph
fauxtographs
fauxtography
fav
fava
fava bean
favaginous
favas
fave
favel
favela
favelas (current term)
favelet
favelets
favell
favella
favellas
faveolate
faver
faves
favest
favic chandeliers
favicon
favicons
favid
favillous

Literary usage of Favelas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Meeting Megacity Challenges: A Role for Innovation and Technology by National Research Council (1999)
"In 1980, just 32 percent of the favelas (lowincome informal settlements) had ... Specifically, it did not consider provision of services to the favelas to ..."

2. Naked Cities by Mute (2006)
"With financial support from USAID, other favelas were later demolished to clear the way for industrial expansion or to "beautify" the borders of upper ..."

3. Final Justice: Police and Death Squad Homicides of Adolescents in Brazil by Ben Penglase (1994)
"... they are increasingly encountering heavily-armed and well-organized drug gangs, which operate particularly in the poor hillside favelas that ring the ..."

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