Favelas have seen an escalation of violence in recent years that drug lord combatants have elevated to war .

最近几年，棚户区的暴力事件呈加剧之势，贩毒分子的争斗已经升级为战争。

Melo says that basics remain out of reach for the burgeoning unskilled underclass living in favelas , or shantytowns .

梅洛说，这些服务对于数量迅速增长、生活在贫民窟或棚户区、缺乏熟练技术的下层阶级来说依然遥不可及。

The favelas have rarely surrendered without a fight .

不起冲突贫民窟是不会投降的。

Equally critical is addressing the quality of life in the favelas .

同样关键的是访问贫民窟的生活质量。

Favelas of brazil . The boundary between wealth and poverty .

巴西的贫民区，富豪和贫穷之间的分界线。