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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – For most of her life, 53-year-old Antonia de Freitas has lived in the sprawling Santa Marta slum beneath the gaze of the Christ the Redeemer statue. Drug gangs used to battle ...

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 ...

When Amarildo de Souza went missing from Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favela after being ... the pacification of Rocinha favela, long since a breeding ground for drug gangs, violence and crime.

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 ...

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 ...