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favelaIn Brazil, a slum or shantytown. A favela comes into being when squatters occupy vacant land at the edge of a city and construct shanties of salvaged or stolen materials. Communities form over time, often developing an array of social and religious organizations and forming associations to obtain such services as running water and electricity. Sometimes the residents (favelados) manage to gain title to the land and then are able to improve their homes. Because of crowding, unsanitary conditions, poor nutrition, and pollution, disease is rampant in the poorer favelas, and infant mortality rates are high. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Serviluz, their beachside bairro, is a typical Brazilian favela, or shantytown, located on the outskirts of Fortaleza in northeast Brazil. Another study in Rio de Janeiro found that living in a favela was a bigger barrier to gaining employment than being dark-skinned or female--a finding which confirms that "where we live matters" when it comes to health, education and employment. Journalist Robert Neuwirth reports in Shadow Cities that he was much safer living in a favela than in the parts of Rio served by public police. |
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