How Long to Read Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela

By R. Ben Penglase

How Long Does it Take to Read Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela by R. Ben Penglase

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The residents of Caxambu, a squatter neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, live in a state of insecurity as they face urban violence. Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela examines how inequality, racism, drug trafficking, police brutality, and gang activities affect the daily lives of the people of Caxambu. Some Brazilians see these communities, known as favelas, as centers of drug trafficking that exist beyond the control of the state and threaten the rest of the city. For other Brazilians, favelas are symbols of economic inequality and racial exclusion. Ben Penglase’s ethnography goes...

How long is Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela?

Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela by R. Ben Penglase is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela aloud.

What Reading Level is Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela?

Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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