--- title: "9 Favelas Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Favelas quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Favelas sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/eduardo-paes-21065_favelas_favelas-slums-are-not-always-a-problem-f_1986964.png" --- > [ Favelas \[slums\] are not always a problem. Favelas can sometimes really be a solution. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-paes/favelas-slums-are-not-always-a-problem-favelas-can-sometimes-really/) [Eduardo Paes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-paes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/eduardo-paes-21065_favelas_favelas-slums-are-not-always-a-problem-f_1986964.png) > [here and there in the barrios and the favelas, among those who have least, beat hearts of hope, fly sparks of Overcoming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mumia-abu-jamal/here-and-there-in-the-barrios-and-the-favelas-among-those-who-have/) [Mumia Abu-Jamal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mumia-abu-jamal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d1/mumia-abu-jamal-23314_beats_here-and-there-in-the-barrios-and-the-fa_2944373.jpg) > [When I am in the city I have the impression that I am in a living room with crystal chandeliers, rugs of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolina-maria-de-jesus/when-i-am-in-the-city-i-have-the-impression-that-i-am-in-a-living/) [Carolina Maria de Jesus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolina-maria-de-jesus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/carolina-maria-de-jesus-34061_chandeliers_when-i-am-in-the-city-i-have-the-impress_805998.jpg) > [We will only keep people from fleeing the countryside into urban favelas, villas miseries, shantytowns and squatter villages when the productivity gap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-toffler/we-will-only-keep-people-from-fleeing-the-countryside-into-urban/) [Alvin Toffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-toffler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/alvin-toffler-7657_accomplish_we-will-only-keep-people-from-fleeing-th_164021.jpg) > [ My name, the McGregor name, my family's motto ... means royal is in my blood. That goes way back. So for \[Aldo\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-mcgregor/my-name-the-mcgregor-name-my-family-s-motto-means-royal-is-in-my/) [Conor McGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-mcgregor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/conor-mcgregor-1489_ass_my-name-the-mcgregor-name-my-family-s-mo_1437848.jpg) > [I go to the favelas in Brazil. It's the same in the South Side of Chicago. It's the same, or just more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quincy-jones/i-go-to-the-favelas-in-brazil-it-s-the-same-in-the-south-side-of/) [Quincy Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quincy-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/quincy-jones-2731_brazil_i-go-to-the-favelas-in-brazil-it-s-the-s_577886.jpg) > [The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-jamison/the-global-phenomenon-of-poverty-tourism-or-poorism-has-become/) [Leslie Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-jamison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/leslie-jamison-8628_battle_the-global-phenomenon-of-poverty-tourism_1849195.jpg) > [I classify Sao Paolo this way: The Governor's Palace is the living room. The mayor's office is the dining room and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolina-maria-de-jesus/i-classify-sao-paolo-this-way-the-governor-s-palace-is-the-living/) [Carolina Maria de Jesus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolina-maria-de-jesus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/carolina-maria-de-jesus-34061_architecture_i-classify-sao-paolo-this-way-the-govern_494010.jpg) > [That's what I think my job in the world has been, is to sort of try to sit silently a bit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kehinde-wiley/that-s-what-i-think-my-job-in-the-world-has-been-is-to-sort-of-try-to/) [Kehinde Wiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kehinde-wiley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/kehinde-wiley-1194_bits_that-s-what-i-think-my-job-in-the-world_2937965.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/favelas/#itemlist", "name": "Favelas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Favelas [slums] are not always a problem. 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