A landmark case challenging police violence in low-income communities — known as the “ADPF of the Favelas” — resumes Thursday ...

At least 13 people died Thursday after a law enforcement raid in a Brazilian favela (shantytown) located in Rio de Janeiro seeking to capture members of the so-called Comando Vermelho (Red Command ...

The rapid growth of Rio de Janeiro's population has led to severe crowding and a shortage of housing. This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas in Brazil. Rocinha is the ...

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

A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals ...

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. Sign up here. It had been ...

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 ...

But this image is out of date. Modern Brazilians prefer sertanejo, a bouncing country genre, and funk, a style that emerged from Rio’s favelas. Funk in particular could go global, and change ...