Claudio Edinger Marcos Rodrigo Neves remembers the bad old days in Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro ... income disparities between rich and poor, and Brazil’s still ...

The Brazilian government announced on Monday, 80 days before the start of the 2014 World Cup, that the military will help occupy several 'favelas,' or shantytowns, in Rio de Janeiro to guarantee ...

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Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

the property was located inside a group of Rio favelas known as the Israel Complex. It had been built by Alvaro Malaquias, known as "Peixao" (Big Fish), one of Rio de Janeiro state's most dangerous ...

A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums ... by residents showed that Rocinha, in the south zone, was surrounded by police on Monday night before the ...

Coming out of Rio de ... Cultural Heritage of Rio de Janeiro – a milestone that honours the dance's rich cultural expression and the unbreakable spirit of the favelas. But the story of Passinho ...

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Rio de Janeiro is one of ... which are called favelas in Brazil. Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city. It is built on a steep hillside ...

The residents of Rio de Janeiro's Santo Amaro favela celebrated the inauguration of a new skate park on Saturday (March 22). The Ademafia Institute, an NGO, worked in partnership with two other ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro police demolished on Tuesday a facility they dubbed a "drug trafficking resort," which they ...