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    12 Million Brazilians Live in Shantytowns. 94% Say They Are Happy

    A survey conducted in 63 slums, or favelas, in 35 cities throughout Brazil, shows ...

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    Alana Gandra

    Rio Gangs Get Heavy Weapons Through 17 Holes in Brazil’s Borders

    Illegal weapons are brought to Rio through 17 places according to a report by the Brazilian ...

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    Newsroom

    Smiles, Misery and Crack in the Favelas of Brazil

    When I entered the “favelas” for the first time, I couldn’t believe my eyes. ...

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    Justin Hansford

    A Plan to Alleviate Brazil’s Favela Plight

    In the second half of this year, Brazil’s Ministry of Cities will begin to ...

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    Luthianna Hollenbach

    Brazil’s Modest Plan to Eradicate Favelas

    Brazil’s Ministry of Cities will implant the Habitar Brasil (Inhabit Brazil) program for the ...

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    Cecília Jorge

    Brazil: Grassroots Action Amid Mud Huts

    Brazil’s Ministry of Cities’ National Urban Development Policy program (PNDU) has arrived in a ...

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    Alessandra Schwartz

    How Art Has Changed Some Brazil Favela’s Kids

    Improvising, a boy gathered bits of building blocks, cement and paint to build a ...

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    Dayanne Mikevis

    Favelas Growing 4.5% a Year in Brazil

    What grew 4.5% a year in Brazil between 1991 and 2000? Unfortunately it was ...

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    Brazzil Magazine