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Starting in the 1990s, the national statistics and geography institute, known by its Portuguese acronym IBGE, began using “subnormal agglomerates” to describe places with irregular occupation and deficient public services.
Brazil's statistics and geography institute will start using “favelas and urban communities” to describe thousands of poor urban neighborhoods. The institute has used “subnormal agglomerates” since the 1990s. But that's
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After decades of delay and pressure, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will henceforth use “favelas and urban communities” to categorize thousands of poor, urban neighborhoods, instead of the previous term “subnormal agglomerates” that was widely viewed as stigmatizing. Starting in the 1990s, the national statistics and geography institute, known by […]
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Brazil's statistics and geography institute has announced it will start using “favelas and urban communities” to describe thousands of poor urban neighborhoods