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Recent Examples of favela
In 2016, more than 70,000 were displaced from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas to make way for the event.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
The series was shot in 58 different locations, including six favelas, employing 240 actors and over 4,000 extras.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 July 2024
From my balcony, the golden sands of Copacabana, sounds of samba, and neighboring favelas seemed so close and far all at once.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2024
In the slums of Mumbai, the favelas of Rio, and the townships of Johannesburg, such talk is a luxury.
—Richard Sennett, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2020
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
The series was shot in 58 different locations, including six favelas, employing 240 actors and over 4,000 extras.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 July 2024
From my balcony, the golden sands of Copacabana, sounds of samba, and neighboring favelas seemed so close and far all at once.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2024
In the slums of Mumbai, the favelas of Rio, and the townships of Johannesburg, such talk is a luxury.
—Richard Sennett, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favela
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Some migrants said their passports and most of their cellphones were taken away before they were locked in the hotel, denied access to lawyers and told they would soon be sent to a makeshift camp near the Panamanian jungle.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Dorrigo’s involvement with the book launch stirs up vivid memories of his time in the Thai jungle, lobbying in vain with the Japanese command to improve conditions for the men, many of them suffering from dysentery, malnutrition and malaria.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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While surveying the demolished shantytowns, the top French official in Mayotte at first announced that hundreds, if not thousands, had likely perished.—
Julie Bourdin,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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For the kingdom, the bombings and the individuals that perpetrated them—native Moroccans from the city’s hardscrabble shantytowns—were a wake-up call.—
Ilan Berman,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2016
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David Goldenberg, the Midwest regional director for the Anti-Defamation League who works with students at Northwestern, said even though there’s not an encampment, those memories are still raw.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Protests and around-the-clock encampments concerning the war erupted at colleges and universities around the country.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Favela.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favela. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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