favela means: A shantytown, or slum in Brazil. (in Merlin Dictionary)

What else does favela mean?

  • The Brazilian ghetto is one of the most difficult places you could ever imagine living in. Makes American ghettos and barrios look tame. The police fear to even enter. (in Slang Dictionary, added by Francisco Beltran)
  • Ghettos are found in Latin American countries. These ghettos are found on hills around cities. They consist of shanty homes and dirt roads. Because cops don’t go there, crime and extreme poverty are rampant. (in Slang Dictionary, added by Randy Hogan)
  • Brazilian Portuguese for “shanty town”. It is home to niglets and whores as well as drug lords and fags. (in Slang Dictionary, added by Polylith)
  • Name of famous Spanish-singing female singer. She is well-known for her beautiful appearances at Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. For true music moments, she has worked with AFI, Shakira and Incubus. Her fans call her “Rocky” and “Poprocks”. She is also often compared to red starburst sugar. (in Slang Dictionary, added by Lizbeth Mcguire)
  • An international humanitarian movement that promotes civil rights and the liberation of boys from monolithic servers. (in Slang Dictionary, added by Whisternefet)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 inspired me. When an armed pedestrian shoots at a vehicle that may be carrying armed personnel. It occurs at the Favela slum of Rio de Janeiro in MW2. (in Slang Dictionary, added by Leyla Singleton)