The Brazilian flag flies over Rocinha, the most notorious favela which is home to 150.000 people Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest ...

Rio’s largest favela. The group earns money performing in festivals, events, theaters and TV shows, and they welcomed the heritage recognition. Another dance group is Passinho Carioca in the ...

or favelas, were killed. We also document the human rights violations that accompanied the largest assault to date on Rio’s drug gangs, Operation Rio, from November 1994 to mid-1995. In recent ...

A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums ... the Comando Vermelho (Red Command), one of Brazil's largest drug trafficking organizations.

In Brasil, 16 million people live in favelas, a population larger than that of many countries. So, how do we deal with ...

In Rio de Janeiro, the balance of power may be shifting from militias to one of the city’s oldest criminal groups.

Authorities in Brazil are putting down illegally constructed residential buildings in one of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, after police investigations showed drug trafficking group responsible for the ...

Representatives from 10 major favelas in Rio de Janeiro have confirmed their attendance this Monday (Jul. 8) at Favelas 20 (F20), a debate forum aimed at presenting community demands to the Social ...

Founded 15 years ago in Jacarezinho one of the biggest favelas in Rio de Janeiro Jacaré Moda is a modeling agency that is transforming the Brazilian fashion industry by challenging standards and ...

An estimated 1.6 million people heard the pop star sing her biggest hits, including “Like a Prayer” and “Vogue,” with some fans even watching from boats out at sea. The show cost Rio $20 ...

The world’s biggest killer is one that seldom creates many headlines. The public conversation focuses far more on disasters like air plane crashes or climate change weather events, although ...

A: The southernmost portion of Texas has, over the years, been known by many a moniker, among them the Rio Grande Valley, the ...