informal settlement
Britishnoun
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After months of preproduction, “Barrio Triste” was shot over five days in the barrio of El Paraíso, an often-maligned informal settlement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sporong is an informal settlement about 50 kilometres from Johannesburg, South Africa's economic capital that was built on a gold rush 140 years ago.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
At first the family, who live in the Kenyan capital's crowded informal settlement of Kibera had been excited when he said he had found work abroad - it sounded like a rare break.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
The informal settlement where Bryan lived with his family was not visible from the golden building and had none of these services.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Ms Smith had previously told local publication The Daily Voice that she had not given up hope of finding her daughter following her disappearance outside their home in an informal settlement.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
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