10 Crazy Facts about Brazil

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5. Favelas

Favelas are urban slums found in large Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. They were created by former soldiers and liberated slaves in the 19th century. Today, some 11 million Brazilians live in favelas. 19% of entire Rio’s population is located on 600 favelas around the city. Most of them are ran by drug traffickers and are extremely unsafe for anyone not from them.

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