from favelas in Brazil to gangs in Sweden. And he also explores other topics like rhino poaching in South Africa and illegal gold mining in Colombia. He wanted to understand why they had chosen a life ...

In a country battling a host of social ills, in particular drugs, crime and unemployment ... The community healthcare agents ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

Lawmakers in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies are debating ... that make him the perfect scapegoat,” Bragança told InSight Crime. “On top of being a young black man from the favela, who sings rap, trap, ...

Rodrigo’s pen-and-ink portraits of Brazilian celebrities ... thanks to an award-winning 2002 crime movie of the same name, was one of the first favelas to be invaded by security forces.