Favelas

2002 film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund

thumb|upright=1.5|Rocinha is the largest hill favela in [[Rio de Janeiro (as well as in Brazil and the second largest slum and shanty town in Latin America). Although favelas are found in urban areas throughout Brazil, many of the more famous ones exist in Rio.]] thumb|upright=1.5|Rio's Santa Teresa (Rio de Janeiro)|Santa Teresa neighborhood features favelas (right) contrasted with more affluent houses (left). The statue Christ the Redeemer, shrouded in clouds, is in the left background.

Rocinha (, ) is a favela, located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about from a nearby beach. Most of the favela is on a very steep hill, with many trees surrounding it. Around 72,000 people live in Rocinha, making it the most populous favela in Rio de Janeiro.

neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

favela in Leme, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro

neighborhood in São Paulo

neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

thumb|right|300px|Housing estates in the neighbourhood, seen in São Caetano do Sul. Heliópolis is a favela in the Sacomã district of São Paulo. It has around 200,000 inhabitants and has developed into a serviced neighbourhood from its beginnings as a squatted settlement in the 1970s.

Mangueira (Mango Tree) is a shantytown neighborhood (favela) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, centered on the Mangueira hill or morro. It is most famous for its samba school, the Estação Primeira de Mangueira (First Mangueira [train] Station) or simply Mangueira, which is one of strongest competitors in the annual Rio Carnival samba competition.

law enforcement and social services program in Brazil

neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro

Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho is a neighborhood consisting of two favelas in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between Ipanema and Copacabana. In 2010, it had about 9,500 inhabitants.

favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

human settlement in Brazil

human settlement in Brazil

2006 film by MV Bill