Favela

The shantytown where Santos has lived with his family for 19 years, known as Favela do Metro, does not fit in that picture.

FOXNews.com 2012

Basically a Favela is the Brazilian equivalent of a shanty town, which is run by drug lords.

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

They took him from the apartment and stole his vehicle, then called the Favela's family and repeated their demand for money, she said.

chicagotribune.com - News 2010

After the apéro, we forged ahead to a decidedly un-chilly place--a place called the Favela Chic where the people are hot, the food is hot, and the temperature is, um, let’s just say it looked like I'd been slathered in a vat of vaseline when I finally rolled out of there.

DNA Délicat 2005

After the apéro, we forged ahead to a decidedly un-chilly place--a place called the Favela Chic where the people are hot, the food is hot, and the temperature is, um, let’s just say it looked like I'd been slathered in a vat of vaseline when I finally rolled out of there.

La Coquette: 2005

Slide 4: "Favela" Learning Objective: the word A is To understand to describe a used in Brazil what life in a favela is like. shanty town.

Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

Krystal Ramirez Mr. Favela found that sculpture to be outdated.

Imitation of Art 2011

Instead of a sculpture of a giant old-fashioned typewriter eraser by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, which Mr. Favela found outdated, he created a giant tilted backspace computer key out of cardboard.

In Las Vegas, Art Imitates Art Alexandra Berzon 2011

More photos and interactive graphics "I'm bringing it back to my people," said Justin Favela, a 24-year-old, Las Vegas-born artist who built the replica for the exhibit of his work.

In Las Vegas, Art Imitates Art Alexandra Berzon 2011

Mr. Favela said he spent much of his time as a child at the Dunes, following his grandmother around on her housekeeping shifts.

In Las Vegas, Art Imitates Art Alexandra Berzon 2011