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or less commonly favella
: a settlement of jerry-built shacks lying on the outskirts of a Brazilian city
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At the same time, the company noticed that the growth curve in e-commerce showed no signs of slowing—especially in largely untapped markets such as favelas, which generate over 119 billion reais ($20 billion) in economic activity every year, according to data from Instituto Locomotiva.
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
But the mass of the population remained trapped in rural penury or urban favelas, while the fortunate few soared over the country’s ungovernable megacities in private helicopters.
—Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
For favelas like Parque Arará, that can be a problem.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
But in Rio's more than 1,000 low-income favelas, their high cost and heavy weight meant they weren't even considered a possibility.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
But the mass of the population remained trapped in rural penury or urban favelas, while the fortunate few soared over the country’s ungovernable megacities in private helicopters.
—Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
For favelas like Parque Arará, that can be a problem.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
But in Rio's more than 1,000 low-income favelas, their high cost and heavy weight meant they weren't even considered a possibility.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Favela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favela. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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