The United Arab Emirates wants to invest more in Brazil. The focus is not only on raw materials but also on infrastructure ...

Damaged structures are seen during a police operation to demolish properties allegedly belonging to drug trafficker Alvaro Malaquias Santa Rosa, known as Peixao, at Parada de Lucas, in Rio de Janeiro, ...

In this report, Human Rights Watch/Americas documents instances of police brutality, including two massacres in which twenty-seven residents of one of Rio’s infamous hillside slums, or favelas ...

In Brazil, as in many developing countries, local communities, charities and government departments are working together to improve conditions in favelas. Improving conditions can lead to ...

Rio de Janeiro police dismantled a 'drug trafficking resort' in the Israel Complex of Rio favelas. Built by notorious criminal Alvaro 'Peixao' Malaquias, the facility included luxury amenities and ...

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the ...

Featuring an artificial lake, swimming pool, gym, barbecue area, and leisure space, the property was located inside a group of Rio favelas known as the Israel Complex. It had been built by Alvaro ...