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favela

noun

Definition of favela

as in jungle

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Recent Examples of favela 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 Now a community organizer and member of an anti-violence collective who works in the favela, Medeiros is no stranger to how the Red Command instills fear in its territories. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for favela

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The hydrotherapy circuit runs cold plunge pools alongside a jungle-view sauna and a steam room with an ice fountain, plus a mud grotto and a vitality pool.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In addition to the 600 different species on display, the zoo's 700,000 types of plants create a lush jungle environment unlike any other.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of jungle

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In another clip, people competed with harsh winds to set up a tent encampment on a soccer field and children entertained themselves on a nearby jungle gym.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
This narrative — that whoever was in the Jeep was attacking racial justice protesters and that protesters or their allies fired back in self-defense — was echoed in social media posts and throughout the encampment.

— Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

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