Soar over the favelas with a drone, offering a unique aerial perspective of the vibrant and dynamic urban communities. Glide over the colorful streets and rooftops of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police arrested at least 11 people Tuesday in an operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro favelas, the state’s civil police said in a statement.

Cintia Bomfim saw her eldest son struck twice by rubber bullets from police during protests recently in Moinho, the last favela in Brazil’s Sao Paulo, which is about to make way for a park and ...

A Brazilian woman who says she became pregnant after being raped in March should have been granted access to a legal abortion ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police arrested at least 11 people Tuesday in an operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro favelas, the state's civil police said in a statement. The raid ...

Funk describes the reality of life in Rio’s crime-blighted favelas. Poze’s lyrics have regularly caused controversy. In his 2023 track “Homenagem Pra Tropa do Rodo,” he pays tribute to men ...

The Rugby Para Todos initiative has used the sport to help over 5,000 children from the poorest areas in South America, ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to people at an event to announce a housing program for the Moinho Favela, ...