While it's a word that has been attached to crime and poverty, these working-class shantytowns are seeing a resurgence as well.
While it's a word that has been attached to crime and poverty, these working-class shantytowns are seeing a resurgence as well.
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Favela - Wikipedia
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Favela - Wikipedia
10 Facts About Slums in Brazil - The Borgen Project
Once Unsafe, Rio's Shantytowns See Rapid Gentrification : Parallels : NPR
What Is a Favela? Five Things to Know About Rio's So-Called Shantytowns
Brazil – Sweet FootJourneys
Rio de Janeiro favelas to get facelift as Brazil invests billions in redesign, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - Favelas, Carnaval, Samba
For Sale: The Rio Utility That Loses a Fourth of Its Electricity - Bloomberg
Favela Tours in Rio de Janeiro: The good, bad and ugly - Sugar Travels