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Despite attempts to remove favelas from Brazil's major cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the poor population grew at a rapid pace as well as the modern favelas that house them in the end of last century. This is a phenomenon called "favelização" ("favela growth" or "favelisation").
Rio de Janeiro (for a complete list, see the Portuguese WikiPedia article: Lista de favelas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro) Babilônia; Benjamin Constant; Cajueiro; Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho; Chácara do Céu; Chapéu Mangueira; Cidade de Deus; Complexo do Lins; Complexo da Maré; Complexo do Alemão; Santa Marta; Jacarezinho; Ladeira dos ...
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.
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.
Jacarezinho is a favela (Brazilian neighborhood) in Rio de Janeiro, with more than 60,300 residents living in an area of 40 hectares (99 acres). It is located in the North Zone of the city, and borders the neighborhoods of Jacaré, Méier, Engenho Novo and Triagem. It is the third-largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, behind Rocinha and Complexo do ...
In the anthology film Rio, I Love You, by Im Sang-soo, the sketch The Vampire of Rio takes place in the favela of Vidigal. The film A Frente Fria que a Chuva Traz (2015), by Neville D'Almeida, was shot in Vidigal. [10] The film Mundo Novo (2021), by Álvaro Campos, was shot in Vidigal. [11]
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The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs. It is used as backdrop in the 2002 film City of God. In 2009, it was occupied by a Pacifying Police Unit.