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favelization

favelization noun: in Brazil, the process of an area or neighborhood becoming a favela.

Noun

favelization (uncountable)

  1. (urban studies) In Brazil, the process of an area or neighborhood becoming a favela.
    • The distinctive urbanization pattern—namely the increased process of favelization and villa construction on steep, accentuated slopes and the clearance and subdivision of land parcels in formerly densely forested areas by the private sector—has inflicted the most significant environmental...2000 April, Conor G. Smyth, Stephen A. Royle, “Urban landslide hazards: incidence and causative factors in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil”, in Applied Geography, volume 20, number 2, →DOI...

Origin of favelization

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese favelização. By surface analysis, favela + -ization.

Questions about favelization

What does favelization mean?
Favelization means in Brazil, the process of an area or neighborhood becoming a favela.
What part of speech is favelization?
Favelization is a noun.

Words near favelization in the dictionary

  1. favel
  2. favela
  3. favelas
  4. favelet
  5. favelets
  6. favelization
  7. favella
  8. favellas
  9. favellidia
  10. favellidium
  11. favels

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