Paraisópolis ("Paradise city", from ''paraiso'' paradise (Hisp.) and ''-polis'' city (Greek) is a

neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

of São Paulo city, which is part of the

Vila Andrade Vila Andrade is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with ov ...

district, in the south zone. It is located adjacent to the affluent district of Morumbi. Paraisópolis is a favela and is the largest squatted informal settlement in the city. Paraisópolis has an estimated population between 80,000 and 100,000 people. It contains about 20,000 households. Paraisópolis is known for a 2004 picture by photographer Tuca Vieira. It is considered on the most well-known pictures of Brazil and was taken for the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. It highlights social inequality, both in Brazil and Latin America in general.

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