Together, they test new materials and methods to improve on the initial green roof prototype first installed on his home more than 10 years ago. To adapt for favela construction, his primary focus ...

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 ...

"People who live here (the favela) usually go for the fastest options like fans or air conditioning, but we can create plants in our habitat," he said. "We can't put trees in the favela because ...

From the roof of his concrete home ... Or will the city finally fulfill its vow to incorporate the favela into Olympic planning, and improve infrastructure and services within the community ...

The favela known as Cidade de Deus is a sprawling ... Noah Street runs near Moses Avenue. Inside a tin roof home with fading pink walls, Rafaela Silva's family is boisterous and exuberant.

“You look out and see endless favela housing here,” says Urhahn ... Retired soccer star Adriano runs roof parties there too. “It’s a chance to drink a beer with a living legend.” ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - For residents of Morro da Babilonia, one of Rio de Janeiro's underdeveloped 'favela' neighborhoods, geopolitics rarely enters daily conversation, but as the city ...