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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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This led to the creation of organizations like Instituto Caldeira, launched in 2022, and the development of innovative territories, with entrepreneurship and innovation hubs set up in favelas across the state capital.
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice dash through the favelas during Carnival to escape a hitman dressed like Death and also Orfeu’s scored fiancée.
—Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
By then, Brazilian funk was already an underground sensation, a result of DJs throwing huge parties that drew from funk and hip-hop in primarily Black favelas during the Seventies and Eighties.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, for the young people growing up in the favelas, the convention is an event to look forward to.
—Gabriel Leão, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
Sadly, many of his friends who went for the severance packages ended up in the slums (favelas), impacted by the massive decline of the industrial sector.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
The digital piece of the 3D plan starts with affordable, reliable internet access, which favelas often lack.
—Angelica Mari, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
So far, Lyra has secured the commitment from the São Paulo state to roll out the project at nine medium-size favelas.
—Angelica Mari, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
Under Bolsonaro, Rio police sent armored cars, snipers and bulletproof helicopters into the favelas, even after the country’s supreme court ordered Rio police to restrict violent raids in 2020.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
Angelica Mari, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice dash through the favelas during Carnival to escape a hitman dressed like Death and also Orfeu’s scored fiancée.
—Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
By then, Brazilian funk was already an underground sensation, a result of DJs throwing huge parties that drew from funk and hip-hop in primarily Black favelas during the Seventies and Eighties.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, for the young people growing up in the favelas, the convention is an event to look forward to.
—Gabriel Leão, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
Sadly, many of his friends who went for the severance packages ended up in the slums (favelas), impacted by the massive decline of the industrial sector.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
The digital piece of the 3D plan starts with affordable, reliable internet access, which favelas often lack.
—Angelica Mari, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
So far, Lyra has secured the commitment from the São Paulo state to roll out the project at nine medium-size favelas.
—Angelica Mari, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
Under Bolsonaro, Rio police sent armored cars, snipers and bulletproof helicopters into the favelas, even after the country’s supreme court ordered Rio police to restrict violent raids in 2020.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Favela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favela. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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