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 ...

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"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 ...

Within months he outgrew that gig, recruiting four other children to help him launch his own newspaper covering the entire favela, as Brazil’s informal ­neighborhoods are known.

There is something both silly and serious about the work of Justin Favela, the Las Vegas-based visual artist whose creations have become a common sight in museums and galleries across the United ...

Aurora police said the woman made a left turn in front of oncoming traffic, causing a crash with Zac Favela's car. Zac was rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed surgery. He was ...

Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director for its producer-director Fernando Meirelles, “COG” was set in a Rio favela, inspired by real events and now ranks among world cinema ...

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 ...

Casi Casi' was released as one of three songs on Anitta's 'Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story' EP. Anitta‘s new single “Casi Casi” receives its steamy visual counterpart as the second ...

HILO — Hawai‘i Hilo softball senior shortstop Jayda Favela was selected to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Second Team, capping a record-setting season and ...