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Wikipedia: A favela (Portuguese pronunciation: [faˈvɛlɐ]) is the generally used term for a shanty town in Brazil. In the late 18th century, the first settlements were called bairros africanos (African neighborhoods), and they were the place where former slaves with no land ownership and no options for work lived. Over the years, many freed black slaves moved in.
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![[Panoramic view of the Favela da Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1_rocinha_favela_panorama_2010_s.jpg "Panoramic view of the Favela da Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro")
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![[Panoramic view of the Favela da Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Es2006_faveladarocinha_s.jpg "Panoramic view of the Favela da Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro."){kind=small}
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![[A public health team vaccinating children for polio at Rocinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro, 2001]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PHIL_4471_lores_s.jpg "A public health team vaccinating children for polio at Rocinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro, 2001")
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![[Favela in São Paulo]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ocupa_C3_A7_C3_A3o_perif_C3_A9rica_irregular_em_S_C3_A3o_Paulo_2C_SP_2C_Brasil_s.jpg "Favela in São Paulo")
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