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Meaning of "favela" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAVELA

From Portuguese.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FAVELA

favela  [fɑːˈveɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAVELA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Favela is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAVELA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

favela

Favela

A favela is the term for a slum in Brazil, most often within urban areas. The first favelas appeared in the late 19th century and were built by soldiers who had nowhere to live. Some of the first settlements were called bairros africanos. This was the place where former slaves with no land ownership and no options for work lived. Over the years, many former black slaves moved in. Even before the first favela came into being, poor citizens were pushed away from the city and forced to live in the far suburbs. However, most modern favelas appeared in the 1970s due to rural exodus, when many people left rural areas of Brazil and moved to cities. Unable to find a place to live, many people ended up in a favela. Census data released in December 2011 by the IBGE shows that in 2010, about 6 percent of the population lived in slums in Brazil. This means that 11.4 million of the 190 million people that lived in the country resided in areas of irregular occupation definable by lack of public services or urbanization, referred to by the IBGE as "subnormal agglomerations".

Definition of favela in the English dictionary

The definition of favela in the dictionary is a shanty or shantytown.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAVELA


ala
ˈeɪlə
alar
ˈeɪlə
hailer
ˈheɪlə
inhaler
ɪnˈheɪlə
mailer
ˈmeɪlə
prevailer
prɪˈveɪlə
retailer
ˈriːteɪlə
sailor
ˈseɪlə
scalar
ˈskeɪlə
scaler
ˈskeɪlə
tailor
ˈteɪlə
talar
ˈteɪlə
Taylor
ˈteɪlə
tractor-trailer
ˌtræktəˈtreɪlə
trailer
ˈtreɪlə
unveiler
ʌnˈveɪlə
Venezuela
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlə
whaler
ˈweɪlə
wholesaler
ˈhəʊlseɪlə
zarzuela
zɑːˈzweɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAVELA

fava
fava bean
fave
favel
favella
faveolate
favicon
favism
favonian
favorableness
favoredness
favorer
favoringly
favorite son
favorless
favors
favose
favour
favourable
favourable pressure gradient

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAVELA

Akela
Arbela
Benguela
candela
Cela
chela
Compostela
Hela
Kerbela
Kumbh Mela
kwela
Mandela
mela
pela
Santiago de Compostela
stela
tela
Vela
vuvuzela
weigela

Synonyms and antonyms of favela in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «favela» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAVELA

Find out the translation of favela to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of favela from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «favela» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贫民窟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

favela
570 millions of speakers

English

favela
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Favela
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فافيلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фавелы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

favela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

favela
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

favela
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Favela
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Favela
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貧民街
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈민가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Favela
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Favela
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Favela
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्वेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gecekondo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faveli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фавели
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

favela
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαβέλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

favela
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

favelan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

favela
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of favela

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVELA»

The term «favela» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVELA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «favela» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «favela» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about favela

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAVELA»

Discover the use of favela in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to favela and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro
Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present.
Janice Perlman, 2010
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Living in the Crossfire: Favela Residents, Drug Dealers, and ...
" Living in the Crossfire presents impassioned testimony from officials, residents, and others in response to the ongoing crisis.
Maria Alves, Philip Evanson, 2011
3
The Favela-Bairro project: Jorge Mario Juregui Architects
The Favela-Bairro Project, featuring the work of Jorge Mario Jauregui Architects, seeks to turn these blighted areas into functioning neighborhoods, or bairros.
Rodolfo Machado, Harvard University. Graduate School of Design, 2003
4
Family and favela: the reproduction of poverty in Rio de Janeiro
This work is an historical approach to shantytowns, challenging the notion of a permanent underclass trapped in poverty from one generation to the next.
Julio César Pino, 1997
5
100% Favela
How do favelas and informality propose a new model for understanding the contemporary city? 100% Favela brings together, for the first time in translation, Brazil's leading architects, urbanists, photographers, and economists to discuss, ...
Daniela Fabricius, 2012
6
Picture a Favela
André Diniz tells the extraordinary story of Mauricio Hora, who lives in one of the most dangerous slums (favelas) in Rio, Brazil.
André Diniz, 2012
7
Hijacking Sustainability
Using census figures, Soares and Soares assessed the outcomes of Favela- Bairro by comparing and contrasting the profile of an average favelador pre– Favela-Bairro and post–Favela-Bairro with the other citizens of Rio. Prior to ...
Parr
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The Myth of Marginality: Urban Poverty and Politics in Rio ...
Favela. Removal: The. Eradication. of. a. Life. Style. The preceding two chapters have demonstrated that the prevailing stereotypes regarding social, cultural, economic, and political marginality are clearly contradicted by reality. The evidence ...
Janice E. Perlman, 1979
9
City of God: A Novel
The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was based, "City of God" is a gritty, gorgeous tour de force from one of Brazil's most notorious slums.
Paulo Lins, 2007
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Seeing a Favela Environment Handbook: A Tool for Internally ...
This Master's Degree Project (MDP) uses Rei do Gado as a case study for an exploratory design exercise based on local residents' participation.
Giovana P. M. Beltrao, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAVELA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term favela is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What the Heck is Chicano-Con?
July 10, 2015 Five years in a row David Favela had tried to buy tickets for Comic-Con, the ... Apparently, there was some secret technique Favela had never ... «National Journal, Jul 15»
2
Rise of young hip-hop 'funkeiros' as young as 8 causing alarm in Brazil
Characterised by a frenetic, base-heavy beat, along with a vocal beat box, Brazilian funk music emerged in the late 1970s from the favela slums ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
In San Diego, the Barrio's answer to Comic-Con: Chicano-Con
That's why Favela, owner of Border X Brewery, started Chicano-Con. Last weekend and next, he turned the brewery's tasting room and its ... «PRI, Jul 15»
4
Barrio Logan Wants In On Comic-Con Spotlight
For Favela the community in Barrio Logan has been fighting for recognition since the Chicano Park protests in 1970. However, 45 years after ... «KPBS, Jul 15»
5
Conor McGregor vs. Himself
[If] this was a different time, I would invade [Aldo's] favela on horseback and kill anyone that was not fit to work. But we are in a new time. So I'll ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
6
Rio Favela Impeaches Rousseff as Poor Fed Up With Inflation
A discarded sign that had previously hung at the entrance to the Dilma Rousseff favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photographer: Eduardo ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Francis, the Synod, And the UN Poised To Turn The Planet Into One …
Francis, the Synod, And the UN Poised To Turn The Planet Into One Big Faithless Favela. By Frank Walker Pewsitter.com. The best is yet to ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
8
20 Years After the Grateful Dead's Last Concert
As always, the parking lot had morphed into a favela of sorts. The air thick with incense and patchouli, fans hawked homemade food, t-shirts, ... «Biography, Jul 15»
9
The World's Most Beautiful Hockey Rink Gets a Big Upgrade
... in an improvisational, favela-like style that was hardly up to code. KRJD replaced them with sprawling training facilities under the parking lot. «Wired, Jul 15»
10
1 Killed, 4 Hurt in Crash at Doughnut Shop
"There was a male driving, a female passenger side and a child in the back," Favela said. "He was trying to get the passenger's attention. «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Favela [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/favela>. May 2024 ».
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