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In 1950, only 7 percent of Rio de Janeiro's population lived in favelas; in the present day this number has grown to 24-25 percent or about one in four people living in a favela. According to national census data, from 1980 to 1990, the overall growth rate of Rio de Janeiro dropped by 8 percent, but the favela population increased by 41 percent.
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Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach. Most of the favela is on a very steep hill, with many trees surrounding it. Around 200,000 people live in Rocinha, making it the most populous in Rio de Janeiro. [2]
Morro dos Prazeres - "Hill of Pleasures" - is a favela in the Southern Zone, the Zona Sul of the Brazilian metropolis Rio de Janeiro.It is part of the quarter Santa Teresa, which is roughly 2.5 km northeast, and although considered pacified, [1] has recently been the site of murders by gunshot of two tourists who inadvertently wandered into the community.
A famous example in Rio is Rocinha, where the 2010 census reported the population to be 70,000 and unofficial estimates put the real figure as high as 180,000. [3] In Recife , the state capital of Pernambuco in the northeast of the country, 193 favelas were listed in 1985 and half of the entire population of the city was squatting.
Morro da Mineira("Miner's Hill") is a favela [1] located in the Catumbi neighborhood, near downtown Rio de Janeiro, the Sambadrome, and the Praça da Apoteose.Morro da Mineira is situated on a hill and composed of simple houses inhabited by working class residents.
Vila Kennedy is a neighborhood and favela in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro. It is located on the fringes of Avenida Brasil. Its streets have the names of African and Asian countries, as well as musicians. Before being an official neighborhood it was a part of Bangu before being separated into its own neighborhood by law in July 2017. [1]