复数： favelas
易混淆的单词： Favela

The favela is alive with activity .

贫民窟里活力无限。

A trafficker stands with his machine gun in villa korea , a red command controlled favela on the outskirts of the city on july 17 .

7月17日，一个武器贩子带着机枪在维拉狮城贫民区游荡，“红色命令”控制了里约郊区的贫民区。

The gangs condemn favela residents to a life outside the law : electricity and satellite television are pirated ; few residents have property deeds ; and their jobs are in the informal economy , as are the minibuses that take them to work .

派迫使民窟居民生活在法律管之外非法接力和星；很少居民有房契；而他的工作多半於非正式，例如他上班的小巴士。

The occupation of rocinha a notorious hillside " favela " that overlooks some of rio 's swankiest areas is a crucial part of the city 's preparations to host soccer 's world cup in 2014 and the olympics two years later .

一切都被占领，这个可以俯瞰“favela”某些时髦地区，臭名昭著的山坡是城市准备举办2014年足球世界杯和两年后的奥运会至关重要的地方。

A brazilian favela is not harvard , but its inhabitants will know a lot more about the modern world than their compatriots who live in the middle of the amazon rainforest .

虽然巴西贫民区并非哈佛，但比起那些生活在亚马逊雨林中的同胞们来说，那里的居民对现代世界的了解要更加全面。