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SocietyBrazil’s sprawling favelas require long-term urban planning

As Brazilians prepare to vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff, correspondents visit favelas where residents live in unsanitary conditions. The area occupied by the settlements has nearly tripled over 40 years, reaching about 460,000 hectares, up from 53,700 in 1985.

FFrance 24 English 2026-10-22 12:31