Sentence examples for a favela from inspiring English sources

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a zone

a ghetto

a squatter

a slum

The phrase "a favela" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a Brazilian slum or shantytown, typically found in urban areas. Example: The protagonist of the novel grew up in a favela, surrounded by poverty and crime.

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It's a favela which is in fashion.

The Guardian

Is There a Role for Preservation Planning in a Favela?

Columbia University

My first visit to a favela was in Rio... 2003.

The New York Times

She was a woman of African descent from a favela community who earned a master's degree.

Harvard University

"There is a lot more to a favela than just violence.

The New York Times

It's not just a favela, but a life the world has to see".

The New York Times

?ter lived nearby in Vidigal, a favela near the brilliant white sand beach of Leblon.

The New York Times

After turning off a residential street, we entered an unlit corner of a favela.

The New Yorker

It is with the traficantes' approval that we are invited to a favela in northern Rio.

The Guardian

He came to Brazil to train and moved into a favela in Rio.

The Washington Post

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Another Brazilian friend of mine, Jose Junior, a founder of a favela-based N.G.O., Afro-Reggae, was recently in Pará.

The New Yorker

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