This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas in Brazil. Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city. It is built on a steep ...

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a ...

The message has been given.” The gangs' concern over the outbreak echoes fears nationwide about the fate of Brazil's nearly 15 million favela residents confronting what some have dubbed “the d ...

After decades of delay and pressure, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will henceforth use “favelas and urban communities” to categorize thousands of poor, urban neighborhoods, instead of the ...

Brazil’s favelas are infamously densely neighborhoods, often featuring small, ramshackle apartments and shops. They’re overpopulated, unsanitary and hotbeds of crime usually avoided by police ...

Life in the favelas, home to almost a quarter of Rio's population, is hard. Brazil's favelas are a battleground between heavily armed drug gangs and the police. The death toll is high, and ...

The U.S. Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Monday during a session presided over by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the ...

Brazilian security forces seized control of two crime-ridden ‘favelas’ slums near Rio do Janeiro’s international airport and seaport Sunday in a new bid to drive out drug traffickers ahead ...

Stigma, violence, and social exclusion present significant barriers to achieving this. Urban communities such as Brazil’s favelas face harsh conditions of living, including poverty, violence, and ...

Favela Painting: Rio Cruzeiro, realized in 2008. Image Courtesy of Favela Painting's Kickstarter Page Dutch duo Haas and Hahn gained fame in 2005 for painting a few houses of Rio Janeiro’s ...

SAO PAULO: Clapping their hands, ringing bells and yelling at the top of their lungs to find the right recipient, delivery workers for Brazilian start-up Favela Xpress dare to go where traditional ...