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Recent Examples of favela
The series was shot in 58 different locations, including six favelas, employing 240 actors and over 4,000 extras.
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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
While Anitta and Ludmilla lead the way to global pop, baile funk continues to flourish mostly in underground favelas, covering a wide range of cities and regions, sprawling its infectious drumwork across the country.
—Felipe Maia, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
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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
While Anitta and Ludmilla lead the way to global pop, baile funk continues to flourish mostly in underground favelas, covering a wide range of cities and regions, sprawling its infectious drumwork across the country.
—Felipe Maia, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favela
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Tracker Tracker is a bilingual chihuahua pup who lives in the jungle with his owner, Carlos.Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Cats are staying in the jungle — aka Sunrise, FL.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The football-field-sized tents have experienced what critics argue are all the adverse effects of the migrant crisis: a deadly shooting, a stabbing, a police raid and homeless encampments.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Many of the members of the pro-Palestinian encampment were Jewish students who identified as anti-Zionist.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Favela.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favela. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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