Trap de Cria artists Marcos Borges, known as "MbNaVoz," center, Pablo "PBSant," second right, and Fernando "Barbeirin," right, hold Airsoft guns as cameraman Clayton Oliver, left, records a music ...

Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

Around 1,000 police officers from the Military and Civil Police forces of Rio de Janeiro were deployed on Thursday in the Complejo do Salgueiro favelas in São Gonçalo to chase leaders of the Comando ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest ...

At least 18 people have died in a police raid in a favela, a low-income neighborhood or slum, in Rio de Janeiro. It prompted anger about police brutality and racism in the city. This report contains ...

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There are more people living in favelas in Brazil,11.4 million individuals, than people living in Portugal, home to 10.6 million. In Rio de Janeiro alone 1,4 million people are living in favelas. If ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover stories from across the world of sport, with a focus on soccer in England and South America. Apr 29, 2020, 01:28pm EDT Apr ...

Asa Firestone and the Centro de Escalada Urbana, the climbing initiative to help children living in the favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Can climbing help kids from the slums of Rio? This is the ...

The following photos were taken in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in February and May 2012. Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora (UPP) soldier Alexandre Correa holds his service gun out the window of a police car ...