favelado
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of favelado
1960–65; < Brazilian Portuguese, equivalent to favel ( a ) favela + -ado ≪ Latin -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Like most other favelas, it has no piped water supply; favelados lug pump water up the hill by the bucketful.
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Ballot's picture of eight Gonzaleses crowded into a single slum-house bedroom had much the same impact as Parks's shot of the Rio favelados crowded into theirs.
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Near flat altars on the sand stand priests and priestesses; well-dressed Brazilians as well as poor favelados line up to receive their blessings.
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The Priests of the Favelados Sir: These priests, known and beloved among the thousands of favelados, must gratefully welcome Dr. Romano, eleventh-hour hero though he be!
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"There is nowhere for the favelados to go," he says.
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