2. Favela definition:
• Favela is the name given in Brazil to informal settlements that
grow around or inside the large cities of the country. This
Portuguese term, widely used in Brazil, is synonymous with
shantytown or commune in Spanish.
• The first favela, now known as Providencia in the center of Rio
de Janeiro, appeared in the late 19th century, built by soldiers
who had nowhere to live following the Canudos War.
• Some of the first settlements were called bairros
africanos (African neighborhoods). Over the years, many
former enslaved Africans moved in.
3. The types of favelas
The most of the time it
depends on the situation
(there are exceptions)
South and North
zones of Rio are
surveilled by the UPPs.
(Pacifying Police Units)
(Have the ´´better
security´´ between the
favelas)
Other zones have little security
or even null. This cause the lead
of the zones by the drug dealers
and the militias.
(Have more conflicts)
4. Raid in the favela
of Rocinha
On the eve of the
arrival by the pope
Francisco to the favela
of Rocinha
The operation was
called armed peace
58 arrest warrants linked to drug dealers still
operating in the favela. They arrested 30 people
and discovered 100 drug sale stalls
settled throughout the neighborhood.
