The UN Information Centre in Rio de Janeiro engages with local audiences in Brazil ... Maré favelas. We are also creating street art, banners and producing videos, articles and images," explains ...

In Brazil’s favelas, residents live with a constant ... the boot of their police car in the northeastern state of Sergipe. Images recorded by witnesses show the officers pinning Santos down ...

The extreme heat worried Cassiano. And as a long-time favela resident, he knew he couldn’t depend on Brazil’s government to create better living conditions for his neighbors, the majority of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Cosme Felippsen’s nephew was 17 years old when he was killed by Brazil’s military police in a Rio de Janeiro alley nicknamed the Gaza Strip. “Almost every favela ...

Houses in Brazil's informal working-class communities known as favelas are often built closely together, using scrap metal for roofs. Green roofs absorb heat and act as insulators for buildings ...

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 ...

The United Arab Emirates wants to invest more in Brazil. The focus is not only on raw materials but also on infrastructure projects, including in favelas. But what is in it for the UAE? The United ...