It was the fourth such massacre carried out under Governor Cláudio Castro – but it was by far the most barbaric. Many of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's estimated that the Olympics will bring nearly 500,000 tourists to Rio and some of them are sure to take an unusual sightseeing tour that is unique to the region. People go on tours of Rio's ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – An Italian tourist was killed Thursday in a shantytown near the center of Rio de Janeiro in an area fought over by rival drug trafficking gangs, police said. Authorities identified ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday. setting off a fierce firefight that authorities said killed more than 20 people. The operation was aimed ...

A photographic tour of a rapidly changing neighborhood, where development has been in some cases disastrous for the people who have lived there the longest. Brazil’s favelas are translated as “slums” ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Some 1,200 police officers were deployed to Rio de Janeiro's working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood and its surroundings early Wednesday, marking the start of a state effort ...

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