The ranchos and Favelas and growing because, people are not able to find jobs in rural areas. They usally try moving to the city to find a job but they don't succed and that leads to living in poor...
They are called favelas because it comes from the flower "favela" because where the favela's are built (on hills and mountains) there would be a large amount of them growing where the shanty towns...
The favalas are "shanty towns" in Brazil. Many under class civillians live in the Favelas! Many innocent people are dying EVERY SINGLE DAY!.
Also, they are mainly in/around the cities. Many poor...
A favela is a shanty town in Brazil. The favelas are the residences of poor people built on hillsides around major cities. In many cases they are on public and private property and are illegal.