- englopedia.com what-is-favela/The Rocinha favela, located on Dois Irmãos hill, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro is known as the largest favela in Brazil, with approximately 70,000 inhabitants.
- wiki2.org en/FavelaRocinha is the largest hill favela in Rio de Janeiro (as well as in Brazil and the second largest slum and shanty town in Latin America).
- merriam-webster.com dictionary/favela2024 The series was shot in 58 different locations, including six favelas, employing 240 actors and over 4,000 extras.
- urbandictionary.com define.php…Tourist: Hey, we should go check out those shanty towns, they look interesting. Brazilian: That's a favela, you'll get fucked up, ignorant American.
- theculturetrip.com south-america/brazil/articles/…This biased viewpoint of a favela fails to account for their symbolism in urban development in Rio de Janeiro and their rich contribution to history.
- worldatlas.com articles/what-are-the-favelas-of-…Today, millions of Brazilians live in these mazes of shanties. Approximately 6% of the entire Brazilian population lives in Favelas as per the Census of 2010.
- catcomm.org favela-facts/The increased presence of computers and other technologies allow for the fact that, as of 2012, nine out of ten favela residents under 30 could access the Internet.
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- Discover Rio like never before with our immersive 3-hour Favela Walking Tour through Rocinha, the largest favela in Latin America.
- thecontentauthority.com blog/favela-vs-favelThe word favela is believed to have originated from a plant called favela that was used by soldiers during a war in the late 1800s.