Police in Piauí, Brazil, seized a drug dealer's parrot that had been used as a lookout to alert gang members of approaching ...

Entering the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, the taxi driver’s warning is stark: “Some of the favelas are so dangerous, even the ...

In a pivotal moment for public safety and community governance, business leaders in Rio de Janeiro welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to relax certain aspects of the Direct Action of ...

Daniel Sarmiento, the attorney who initiated the ADPF with support from the Partido Socialista Brasileiro in 2019, emphasized the broader implications of these measures, suggesting they could serve as ...

Ashley Cain visited dangerous places around the world - and tried to understand why some young men choose a life of crime.

The decision in the “ADPF of the Favelas” expands federal oversight in Rio’s public security and sets new rules for policing ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President ...

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

A Prefeitura do Rio, por meio da Secretaria de Ação Comunitária, realiza neste sábado (29) mais uma edição do programa “Favela com Dignidade”, desta vez na Comunidade do Terreirão, no Recreio dos ...

Police ride past residents in a bulldozer they use to clear street barricades during a security operation against organized crime in the Mare Complex favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 9, ...

The monument rests atop Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca National Park and is the most famous attraction in Rio de Janeiro, visited by nearly 2 million people each year. Recent travelers recommend ...

Embora o filme seja recheado de polêmicas e críticas, produção parece já ter escolhido quem vai levar a culpa pela estreia abaixo das expectativas ...