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.

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.

Netflix’s new hit crime drama Outlaw is capturing global attention with its shocking portrayal of Brazil’s notorious Raquel de Oliveira.

The first wholly original Brazilian musical to be developed in New York, Rio Uphill mixes the Brazilian styles of samba, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Packers game is the NFL's first entry into South America, but how much interest will remain when the league isn't a novelty?

Stay with Action News and Brian Taff all week long as we give you the sights and sounds of Brazil's most populated city, São ...

The Paris Olympic Games were considered a great success. But economist Andrew Zimbalist questions why cities seem so keen to ...