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favelas

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plural of favela

as in shantytowns

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In the brightly billboarded carcass of a West Coast city, private security shields the corporate enclaves of a tech élite from the shantytowns of the economically superfluous.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Their target was the Comando Vermelho (CV), or Red Command, a criminal organization that has ruled these hillside shantytowns for decades.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025

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Here, thick jungles offer unique adventures, from spotting wildlife like jaguars and tapirs to swimming beneath waterfalls or summiting Victoria Peak, the country’s second-highest mountain.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
In South American jungles, certain species of trees that thrive in cooler conditions have begun to migrate to higher terrains.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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