Favelas are informal settlements that have grown around large cities in Brazil, often housing low-income residents or former slaves who have nowhere else to live. The first favela appeared in Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century as settlements built by soldiers returning from war with no homes. Favelas range from having some security from pacifying police units to having little or no security and being controlled by drug dealers and militias. In preparation for a visit from the Pope, police raided the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, arresting 30 people and dismantling 100 drug stalls, as part of an operation to increase security.

1. Favelas in
Brazil

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.