shantytown

• Substantivo que designa um bairro ou assentamento urbano onde as pessoas vivem em moradias precárias, como barracos ou casebres, geralmente marcado pela pobreza e pela falta de infraestrutura adequada.

A noun referring to a district or settlement within a city where people live in makeshift huts or shanties, often characterized by poverty and lack of proper infrastructure.

1. Impoverished settlementB2formal

   A district or area within a city where people live in makeshift huts or shanties, often lacking basic infrastructure and services.

   Favela

   • The city's rapid growth led to the formation of several shantytowns on its outskirts.
   • Many families in the shantytown lack access to clean water and electricity.
   • Charity organizations are working to improve living conditions in the shantytown.

   Sinônimosshantyslum