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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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Noun

But the jungle is the least of the dangers awaiting her, and dark secrets about her own family await.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
The country has such a diversity of ecosystems, from deserts to jungles and the environments affected by pollution in the story can all be found here.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of jungle

Noun

But after Vucic conceded defeat Sunday evening, ecstatic young revelers filled the streets of Belgrade and ripped down the cordons around the encampment known as Caciland.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The ads are intended to promote the idea that Raman isn’t tough on homeless encampments, which Raman says misrepresents her position.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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