The gangs control much of the drug trade in the ... media outlet O Globo reported that the PCC had taken root in Rio’s massive Rocinha favela. The move is a gutsy incursion into Rio de Janeiro ...

"There's law of the state is one law, and the law of the periphery is another," said Davi, referring to the unofficial laws at work in his gang-controlled favela, Rocinha. "If you do something ...

The government has said that after Alemao, they will come to Rocinha. It makes us anxious about when they will come and invade our favela. Here the conflict will be worse than in Alemao, because the ...

The drama in Rocinha came hard on the heels of a battle for control of the favela, Juramento, between members of ADA and those from the largest gang, Red Command or CV. Seven were killed in that ...

Brazil's army says it's dispatching nearly 1,000 troops to the country's largest shanty-town – or "favela" – in the ... began rumbling up to the edge of Rocinha, a sprawl of tumble-down ...

Marcos Rodrigo Neves says that his passion for creating street art saved him from gangs and drugs. Claudio Edinger Marcos Rodrigo Neves remembers the bad old days in Rocinha, the largest favela ...

or “Nem,” who was captured while trying to flee Rocinha hidden in the trunk of a car days before the military occupation. This triggered a struggle for control of his old territory, with the Red ...

leader of the local Amigos dos Amigos gang, which sold a reported $100m worth of cocaine and marijuana a year in Rocinha and the neighbouring Vidigal favela. Lopes attempted to flee in the boot of ...

Military policemen take part in an operation at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec. 17, 2024. Photographer: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP/Getty Images Facebook ...

segue sendo a maior favela do Brasil. A pesquisa mostrou que a Rocinha tem, atualmente, 72 021 moradores em cerca de 30 000 domicílios, um aumento de 4% em relação a 2010, ano em que foi feito ...

helping to break the stigma of the communities usually known for violence and drug gangs. People perform a street dance known as Passinho, recognized as a cultural heritage, in the Rocinha ...