Examples of using "Favelas" in a sentence and their english translations:
This impromptu resourcefulness is common within favelas.
They call this process “pacification of the favelas”
Many of the favelas that I visited that had apparently been pacified,
Today, 25% of Rio’s residents live in these favelas.
which is a huge complex or block of favelas
Pacification worked for Santa Marta and a few other favelas,
International attention paid to favelas is usually directed towards the conflict between
The fact that favelas aren't formal and aren't regulated, means that
What seems to me as the more striking and interesting aspect of favelas,
are called Favelas, home to both vicious drug gangs as well as some
stil have major influence in a lot of the favelas and Alemão is one of those places.
It’s been a whole different experience in a place like Alemão and other bigger favelas.
They assembled a special force of police officers to enter the favelas and drive out the gang influence.
I spent time in 6 of Rio’s favelas to figure out what happens when parts of a city develop
So you can see why some felt skeptical of letting the police come into the favelas to try to restore order.