Favela (Portuguese:) is an umbrella name for several types of impoverished neighborhoods in Brazil. The term, which means slum or ghetto , was first used in the Slum of Providência in the center of Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century, which was built by soldiers who had lived under the favela trees in Bahia and had nowhere to live ...

Mar 13, 2009 · favela, in Brazil, a slum or shantytown located within or on the outskirts of the country’s large cities, especially Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. A favela typically comes into being when squatters occupy vacant land at the edge of a city and construct shanties of salvaged or stolen materials.

Aug 4, 2016 · What Is a Favela? Five Things to Know About Rio's So-Called Shantytowns While it's a word that has been attached to crime and poverty, these working-class shantytowns are seeing a resurgence as...

Mar 15, 2023 · Maybe visiting a favela in Brazil isn't such a bad idea after all. Here are a few things you should know if you decide you go.

Apr 25, 2017 · The Favela, also spelled as Favella, is the name given to the slums or shantytowns in and around the large cities of Brazil. There are many favelas existing around the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

Favela Removal, Public Housing, and Popular Resistance: 1940s–1970s. Largely ignored by city and state government for much of the first half of the twentieth century, the favelas began to attract political attention starting in the mid-1940s.

Rio’s oldest favela, Providência, was founded in 1897 within a decade of the abolition of slavery, in the Port area that received two million enslaved Africans (four times the number taken to the entire United States).

Oct 8, 2024 · A favela tends to be ruled by drug traffickers or organized crime groups (militias) that set the rules and run the joint. The residents are protected by the drug lords in terms of local robberies, yet violence between rival gangs is high.

Jan 3, 2025 · Residents of favelas have made indelible marks on Brazilian culture, especially in music and art. Genres like samba and funk have roots in these communities, and graffiti art found in favelas is recognized worldwide. Favela residents also play a significant role in the annual Carnival celebrations.

Jun 9, 2014 · Explore Rio's largest favela, Rocinha, and meet some of the people who live and work in the city within a city.