favela
| Brazilian makeshift housing or shanty town. |
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Can the Olympic plans really address historically intractable issues such as population drift from the centre, pollution in Baia de Guanabara, deforestation of the Mata Atlantica, the apparently unstoppable growth of favelas and concerns about transport, waste and gang violence? 5 million citizens live in favelas around the city. Band AfroReggae, from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, will be performing at Dance City along with North East-based break dance group BadTaste Cru. |
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