favela
/fəˈvelə/ (bre, ipa) · /fəˈvelə/ (ame, ipa) · /fə-ˈve-lə/ (ame, mw)
favela — 名詞
- favelasingular
- favelasplural
1. a district in a Brazilian city where people live in small, roughly-built houses
貧民窟
巴西城市中的貧困社區
a district in a Brazilian city where people live in small, roughly-built houses very close together, usually because they have very little money
João grew up in a favela near Rio de Janeiro before moving to the city center.
João 在搬到市中心之前，在里約熱內盧附近的貧民窟長大。
favela + near [city] — geographic location pattern
The favela on the hillside has no proper roads, only narrow dirt paths.
山坡上的貧民窟沒有正規道路，只有狹窄的泥巴小徑。
Many families in the favela built their own homes from wood and metal sheets.
貧民窟裡許多家庭用木材和鐵皮自己蓋房子。
Community leaders in the favela are working to bring running water to every street.
貧民窟的社區領袖正努力為每一條街道引進自來水。
The film tells the story of three children who grow up in a São Paulo favela.
這部電影講述三個在聖保羅貧民窟長大的孩子的故事。
- slum
general term for any poor urban area; broader and not Brazil-specific
- shantytown
a settlement of roughly-built houses; favela is the Brazilian equivalent
用法筆記
This word refers specifically to the informal housing communities found in and around Brazilian cities. Unlike the more general terms "slum" or "shantytown", favela is not used for similar settlements in other countries.