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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).
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Laura French,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 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.
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Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Shampoo grew up in Vila do Ipsep, a favela in Recife.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Laura French,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 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
Shampoo grew up in Vila do Ipsep, a favela in Recife.
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favela
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Named for the Uto-Aztecan word for green, the property immerses guests in nature and local culture at every turn, appearing to all but dissolve into the emerald jungle and volcanic cliffs of the Sierra Madre.
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The new species was found in the jungles on Malaysia's part of Borneo, a large island known for its biodiverse rainforests.
Noun
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As the family moved through the shantytown’s narrow streets, gunfire erupted.
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Late one night in Payatas, a shantytown near a garbage dump in Manila’s outskirts, Santiago knocked on the door of a funeral office.
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Yolanda Reyes is an administrative assistant at Baby's Space, which is just blocks away from the encampment.
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Officers found the 9-foot-tall, 1,500-pound bronze figure about a mile away, near the intersection of Coyote Creek and Five Wounds Trail – around the Jungle, which was once the city’s largest homeless encampment.
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“Favela.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favela. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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