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Favelas in a sentence

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Favelas | Favela

Favelas meaning

plural of favela

Using Favelas

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of favela
  • In the example corpus, favelas often appears in combinations such as: the favelas, favelas are, favelas of.

Context around Favelas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

certain 1× impoverished 1× populous 1× call 1×

Often after:

spend 1× defined 1× turned 1×

Sentence patterns with Favelas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bordering certain favelas also in 1× called the favelas later the 1× favelas are mostly 1× four other favelas turned on 1× in how favelas are juxtaposed 1× in the favelas of brazil 1× into the favelas of sao 1× living in favelas all over 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but by doing 1× danish filmmaker sissel 1× favelas are mostly 1× in august rio 1× in brazil most 1× in the favelas 1×

Common sentence endings:

130 000 residents 1× air balloon competitions 1× and paved roads 1× as of 2004 1× for a city 1× name of security 1×

Words around Favelas

Just before it in the word index:

favela 11 favel 6 fave 68 favart 3 favaro 3 favaloro 2

Just after it in the word index:

favell 8 favero 2 faversham 29 faves 46 favian 2 favicons 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Favelas

  • In this selection, "favelas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, certain, impoverished, populous, spend, defined and turned stand out and add context to how "favelas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bordering certain favelas also in and called the favelas later the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "favelas" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with favelas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mare is one of Rio’s most populous favelas, with about 130,000 residents. (14 words)

There were 25 million people living in favelas all over Brazil, as of 2004. (14 words)

But by doing that, essentially displaced countless freed families and for what we today call favelas. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In Brazil, most cities are home to several favelas, defined by the Brazilian government as "subnormal agglomerations," a term associated with low standards of living and a lack of access to services such as running water and paved roads. (39 words)

The process of bankruptcy started in the 1970s because of the creeping transition to “favelas” from neighborhoods of the South Side to the West Side of Rio, a problem which made the regions of Bangu and Realengo less appealing. (39 words)

The samba schools, the pride of Rio's impoverished favelas, spend months assembling the costumes and creating the over-the-top floats that are the trademarks of the parades. (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

In August, Rio de Janeiro state Governor Claudio Castro announced the construction of a wall bordering certain favelas, also in the name of security.

The samba schools, the pride of Rio's impoverished favelas, spend months assembling the costumes and creating the over-the-top floats that are the trademarks of the parades.

Mare is one of Rio’s most populous favelas, with about 130,000 residents.

The urban form manifests power relations as seen in how favelas are juxtaposed with high rises Rio de Janeiro.

But by doing that, essentially displaced countless freed families and for what we today call favelas.

In Brazil, most cities are home to several favelas, defined by the Brazilian government as "subnormal agglomerations," a term associated with low standards of living and a lack of access to services such as running water and paved roads.

In the favelas of Brazil, women are putting up signs warning men against domestic violence under lockdown.

Tony's crew is shocked to learn Rafaela faked her death after the four other favelas turned on her family.

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Danish filmmaker Sissel Morrel Dargis takes audiences into the favelas of Sao Paulo where gangs compete in illegal hot-air balloon competitions.

Favelas are mostly inhabited by the poorest strata, and usually lack much infrastructure and public services, but in some cases, already have reached the structure needed for a city.

The process of bankruptcy started in the 1970s because of the creeping transition to “favelas” from neighborhoods of the South Side to the West Side of Rio, a problem which made the regions of Bangu and Realengo less appealing.

There were 25 million people living in favelas all over Brazil, as of 2004.

These stands form poor communities that these people called the favelas (later the term became synonymous with the irregular buildings of the poor).

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Common combinations with favelas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Favelas means: plural of favela
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