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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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The verdant layers offer unique vantage points across the patchwork of rice fields and jungle.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
Capers used his rifle like a cane and limped along, blood sloshing in his jungle boots.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

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Raman contends that Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, which dismantles encampments and moves people living there into motels, hotels and interim housing, is overly expensive and unsustainable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Those funds will help animals like Violet, a 7-year-old sheep dog mix rescued from South LA's shelter; Harper, rescued from a homeless encampment; and Claurese, surrendered when her family couldn't afford her medical bills.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of encampment

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