Community currently houses more than 72 thousand people in Rio de Janeiro; Paraisópolis, in São Paulo, occupies third place, with 58,527 inhabitants
A Rocinhalocated in , is recognized as the largest favela in Brazil, housing 72,021 people. In second place is the favela Rising Sunin , with a population of 70,908 residents. The study that reveals this information is entitled “2022 Census: Favelas and Urban Communities”, carried out by IBGE, and compares demographic data from the 2010 and 2022 Censuses. In the list of the largest favelas, Paraisópolisin , occupies third place, with 58,527 inhabitants. Cidade de Deus/Alfredo Nascimento, located in Manaus, is the fourth largest, with 55,821 residents. The favela of Rio das Pedrasalso in Rio de Janeiro, is now the fifth, with 55,653 residents.
Of the 20 most populous favelas, the majority are concentrated in the North Region, with eight of them, while the Southeast is home to seven. The Northeast Region has four favelas, and only one is located in the Center-West. None of the favelas listed are located in the Southern Region of Brazil. The total number of inhabitants in the 20 largest favelas reaches 858,649, which represents 5.2% of the population of 16.39 million people living in urban communities in the country. Furthermore, favelas with up to 500 households correspond to 72.5% of the total 12,348 favelas existing in Brazil. Rocinha also stands out in terms of households, with 30,371, followed by Rio das Pedras, which has 23,846, and Sol Nascente, with 21,889.
*Report produced with the help of AI
Published by Fernando Dias
