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#1
January 08, 2008, 03:06 PM
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Favela
¿Que es una favela? ¿Es una palabra en español? ¿En que paises se usa esta palabra?
Agradeciendo su ayuda. 
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#2
January 08, 2008, 03:35 PM
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Here´s the Wikipedia article on favela, which says it´s basically a shanty town. No estoy seguro si es una palabra muy común en español o no.
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January 09, 2008, 07:11 AM
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A shack in a shanty town is called "chabola" in Spain. "Favela" is also used if it's based in Brasil/Latinamerica, because "favela" means "shanty town" in portuguiese, and when we heard "favela" we always think of the Brasilian suburban quarters.
"favela" as "chabola" in Latinamerica it's in the RAE, so it's an official word. Saludos 
Last edited by sosia; January 09, 2008 at 07:16 AM.
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January 10, 2008, 01:17 PM
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Yo nunca había escuchado esa palabra para referirse a un "shanty town".
Thank you for the new word I can add to my vocabulary. Elaina 
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