What Is a Favela? Five Things to Know About Rio's So-Called Shantytowns

While it's a word that has been attached to crime and poverty, these working-class shantytowns are seeing a resurgence as well.
While it's a word that has been attached to crime and poverty, these working-class shantytowns are seeing a resurgence as well.
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