The favelas take a large area, actually. However, the houses are small and close together.
on hills usually, favelas usually have thousands of people living in them so they need to be in a big area but many family are cramped in to little huts
On the surroundings of big cities. (There are poor people even in the USA)
favelas or barrios
shantytowns in Brazil are called favelas
Favelas are a bit like slums but often found in mexico up steep hills.
They are called favelas because it comes from the flower "favela" because where the favela's are built (on hills and mountains) there would be a large amount of them growing where the shanty towns are.
Ranchos are small farms where as favelas (or favelos) are shanty towns, normally found in Brazil.
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favelas
Favelas are made from any available materials, such as corrugated iron sheets, plastic, wood and even cardboard.
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