favela

English - Turkish

Definition of favela in English Turkish dictionary

teneke mahallesi

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of favela in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Brezilya'da büyük kentlerin çevresini saran gecekondulara verilen ad

English - English

Definition of favela in English English dictionary

A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil

In 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

Related Terms

favelas

plural of favela

favella

A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algæ

Turkish pronunciation

fävelı

Pronunciation

/fäˈvelə/ /fɑːˈvɛlə/

Etymology

(noun.) 1946. Brazilian Portuguese favela, perhaps from Favela, hill outside Rio de Janeiro.