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favela

noun

Definition of favela

as in jungle

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Recent Examples of favela The sport is deeply ingrained in everyday life, from the favelas to the beaches to the Maracana Stadium. — Michelle Kaufman may 29, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 Brazilian police seized a record 48 tons of marijuana in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, uncovered by chance by a sniffer dog during a regular operation against criminal factions. — CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Official samba schools began forming in the 1930s, bringing the (previously criminalised) dance into the mainstream and celebrating an art form produced by Rio’s favela communities (Afro-Brazilian heritage is still at the heart). — Laura French, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026 Upper-class directors making films about very impoverished regions and communities—the classic themes, hunger and violence in the favelas. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for favela

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Forty minutes into the drive, the buildings had been replaced by jungle.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Special Forces sees a group of celebrities competing in military-style challenges while sequestered in the Malaysian jungle.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2026

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The state mandated that these policies be strengthened after large rallies and encampments protesting the ongoing war in Gaza swept through college campuses in 2024.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
While denying a 2025 motion to place the city’s homeless programs in receivership, Carter ordered a review of the data being produced by the city on its homeless housing and encampment goals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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