favela

Soon after the publication of her diary, de Jesus was able to realize a long-held dream of moving her family out of the favela.

During the five days and nights that I stayed at the Favelinha, safety in and around the favela was never an issue.

It's a bit more plausible to say that they're strong like a big sprawling semilegal favela is strong.

The peasant family is cramped tightly into a small makeshift shack in a favela, or squatter slum.

Put one in every favela, every slum settlement, because you know what, innovation will happen.

Casas Bahia, the country's largest retailer, is celebrating the opening there of its first ever store in a favela (pictured above).

"They're proud to live in a favela that hosts visitors from all over the world, " says Carlos, who welcomed me inside.

When Carolina watches a factory owner dump rotted food near the favela, she considers it an act of blatant cruelty.

Police in Brazil moved into Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro's biggest favela (slum), regaining control of the area from drug gangs.

Ruth Hins owns a grocery store and bakery in the Rio de Janeiro favela of Cantagalo, where she used to live.

A trafficker stands with his machine gun in Villa Korea, a Red Command controlled favela on the outskirts of the city on July 17.

These people cannot afford to pay the rent, so they invade public and private areas and start a new favela.

And once a new favela grows exponentially, it becomes a neighborhood with big social and economic problems.

Incredibly, Spiderman shows us a community project he is sponsoring to teach the favela's youngsters about green issues.

Nikolai! We're at the top level of the favela surrounded by militia!

He was discovered in a black Toyota Corolla leaving the favela early on November 10th.

When I was 16 I was playing in what is called the Favela championship when I was spotted by a scout for this club in Croatia.

In general, Ms Perlman finds far more social mobility than the reams of favela studies would suggest.

Brazilian children play in a Rio de Janeiro favela.

They live in a favela, or shantytown, where living spaces consist of crude huts built of cardboard and wood scraps.

Here, a favela in Rio de Janeiro is transformed by dozens of images.

Residents and their children in Favela Mineira clamor around a crime scene on July 29.

After that day, everyone in the favela gave me the green light.

The gangs condemn favela residents to a life outside the law: electricity and satellite television are pirated;