List of favelas in Brazil

Last updated May 30, 2025

This is a list of large favelas in Brazil . This Portuguese word is commonly used in Brazil. The 2022 Census indicated that there were 12,348 favelas and urban communities, with 16,390,815 individuals, or 8.1% of the country's population.^[1]

Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte

Santa Catarina

Florianópolis
- Monte Cristo

São Paulo

São Paulo (for a complete list, see the article in the Portuguese WikiPedia)
- Heliópolis
- Paraisópolis
- Vila Nova Jaguaré
- Radar (favela)
- Vietnã
- Favela da Alba
- Buraco Quente
- Morro do Piolho
- Azul
- Nega Rose
- Dom Macario
- Mauro
- Mario Cardim
- Campinho
- Canão
- Peri
Piracicaba
- Pantanal Community
- Renascer Community

Pernambuco

Recife
- Brasília Teimosa
- Vila de Deus
- Iraque
- Ilha das Cobras (favela), Recife
- Ilha Joana Bezerra
- Alto dos Milagres
- Suvaco da Cobra
- Linha do Metro — (also known as Coque)
- Entra a Pulso
Olinda
- Comunidade V8
- Ilha do Rato — (also known as Ilha do Santana)
- Ilha do Maruim

Bahia

Salvador
- Alagados

References

(in Portuguese) Secretaria Municipal do Habitat: List of Rio de Janeiro Favelas

↑ "2022 Census: 16.4 million persons in Brazil lived in Favelas and Urban Communities". Agência de Notícias - IBGE. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-05-29.

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[1] "2022 Census: 16.4 million persons in Brazil lived in Favelas and Urban Communities". Agência de Notícias - IBGE. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-05-29.

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