Religion serves as a powerful organizing force for crime gangs in Brazil and much of Latin America, offering a mixture of ...

One man who has experience of crime and religion – though ... for allegedly ordering armed men to attack an Afro-Brazilian temple in another favela. While allegations of religious extremism ...

The Brazilian Federal Police announced ... can be cleaned from organized crime and the drug cartels operating mostly in the favelas, where millions of Brazilians live, next to the rich and famous.

Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the southern ... diarrhoea and other diseases. Organised crime and gang violence are also common. Unemployment rates are high (up to ...

Much of the Brazilian drug trade is concentrated in Rio de Janeiro, where the lower levels of trafficking hierarchy are dominated by organized crime gangs ensconced in the favelas. Battles for ...

Temps soar in Brazil's summer (from December to March). Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a... It was a sunny September morning in Rio de ...

"Sintonia", Netflix's popular Brazilian crime drama series, is set to conclude with its fifth and final season. Created by ...

But in Rio's more than 1,000 low-income favelas, their high cost and heavy weight meant they weren't even considered a possibility. Jessica Tapre repairs a green roof in a bus stop in Benfica, Rio de ...