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A Favela 30 years ago A Favela today Building materials used? The building materials used in a Favela 30 years ago were often stolen or very cheap. They included plastic, wood, corrugated iron, rocks or maybe fencing. Some of the better Favela's were made from bricks and concrete. A Favela today would be made from concrete, bricks which have been stuck together with cement, breeze block (giant grey bricks) and iron. They may also have a wooden door. What did the housing look like? 30 years ago Favela's were small and single floored box shapes houses. Today a Favela could be1-4 storeys high and is a regular shape, is safe and won't fall down and is permanent. Basic services available e.g. running water, gas, electricity plumbing? 30 years ago a Favela had very limited facilities. They had no electricity or proper sanitation facilities and had to share 1-3 taps between the whole neighbourhood. Today most Favela's have running...

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