Hymns and prayers from tiny church services spill into the night. It’s an ordinary Wednesday in Brazil’s biggest favela, or low-income neighborhood. And for the first time since poverty ...

It was a sunny September morning in Rio de Janeiro's Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva's roof. Students from both the neighborhood ...

Brazil's government has pledged $1.7bn (£850m) to improve conditions in Rio de Janeiro's huge shantytowns, or favelas, in an effort to beat organised crime. More than one million people live in the ...

The US Embassy in Brazil has issued a travel advisory urging American citizens to exercise increased caution due to high ...

Nicknamed ‘Do Bronx’, Oliveira will look to reclaim the UFC lightweight title after years spent in Islam Makhachev’s shadow.

New chapter of 'The Last Assault'. In the program El Ultimo Asalto, Gonzalo Campos reveals the miserable origins of Charles Oliveira, Ilia Topuria's next opponent, and tells how diseases almost left ...

Solar Power Project in Brazil Favelas Hopes to Shine in G20 Spotlight By Pilar Olivares and Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - For residents of Morro da Babilonia, one of Rio de Janeiro's ...