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At the same time the term favela underwent a first institutionalization by becoming a local category for the settlements of the urban poor on hills. en.wikipedia.org

They want the professionals to see for themselves their favela, or slum, whose tumbledown housing has no water supplies or connection to the electricity grid. www.thehindu.com

The new funicular railway means residents no longer have to climb the favela's 788 steps to reach their homes. www.telegraph.co.uk

Directed by trained guides, tourists are driven up the favela in vans, and then explore the community's hillside by foot. en.wikipedia.org

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