favela
Rio hillside settlement
A favela is a Brazilian slum or shantytown, typically built on hillsides around major cities like Rio de Janeiro.
The communities are characterized by densely packed, improvised housing and limited infrastructure.
Favelas have developed distinct cultures and are often portrayed in media as sites of both poverty and vibrant community life: The favela overlooked the wealthy beach neighborhoods below.
Ramshackle dwelling
- shackCrudely built hut
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
- tarpaulinWaterproof protective sheeting
- informalRelaxed, not official
makeshift · ramshackle · improvised · patchwork · scavenged · pallets · reclaimed · cinder block
Sloping terrain face
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
informal settlement · urbanization · megacity · infrastructure · water access · sewage · unpaved · steep
Unity among allies
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- kinshipState of being related
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
families · gatherings · bonds · cooperative · communal · interdependence · friendship · alliance
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
subsistence · underprivileged · disenfranchisement · food insecurity · street vendors · child labor · vulnerability · struggle
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- social exclusionDenial of societal participation
- stigmaMark of dishonor
discrimination · police violence · neglect · invisibility · othering · removal · eviction · relocation
shanty
Ramshackle dwelling
- shackCrudely built hut
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
- tarpaulinWaterproof protective sheeting
informal · makeshift · ramshackle · improvised · patchwork · scavenged · pallets · reclaimed · cinder block · precarious
hillside
Sloping terrain face
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
periphery · informal settlement · urbanization · megacity · infrastructure · water access · sewage · unpaved · steep · verticality
solidarity
Unity among allies
networks · families · gatherings · bonds · cooperative · communal · interdependence · friendship · alliance · neighbors
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
deprivation · subsistence · underprivileged · disenfranchisement · food insecurity · street vendors · child labor · vulnerability · struggle · survival
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian coastal metropolis
- São PauloBrazilian economic capital
redlining
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- social exclusionDenial of societal participation
stigma · discrimination · police violence · neglect · invisibility · othering · removal · eviction · relocation
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazon River
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Portugueseobrigado, ola, oi, sim, fado
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- urban neighborhoodneighborhood, block party, corner store, sidewalk, stoop
favelaplanned community
Pre-designed residential project
gated community · housing development · subdivision · housing estate · master-planned community
favelaaffluent neighborhood
Prosperous residential area
wealthy enclave · Beverly Hills · Ipanema · upscale neighborhood · exclusive neighborhood