The arrest of a popular funk singer in Brazil on suspicion of glorifying a powerful crime gang has revived a long-standing ...

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 ...

A rival gang attempted to kill Raquel in a Rio bar and this made ... Raquel de Oliveira was born in 1961 in Rio’s Rocinha favela. In the film, it has been portrayed that she has been through a lot of ...

In real life, a similar gang leader, Denis, once reigned over Rocinha. According to reports, Denis’ popularity within the favela ran so rampant that people protested his arrest when the police came ...

Still from the movie (Image via Netflix) Rebeca grew up in the rough Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro ... After Amoroso died, Del Rey, another gang leader, took control of Rocinha.

Consequently, as the power shift persists across the Rocinha favela, Rebeca remains at the center of the action, becoming the wife of the chief drug dealer. The film presents an often unseen look into ...

The 157st Jury Court of Rio de Janeiro sentenced drug trafficker Rogério Avelino da Silva, also known as Rogério 64, to 2017 years in prison for ordering three murders in the Rocinha favela in 157 ...

In recent years, one of Haiti’s most powerful and best armed gangs, 5 Segonn, promoted itself with brash rap videos posted on social media. In recent years, one of Haiti’s most powerful and ...

Dancing also became a means for youths to move seamlessly between communities controlled by rival drug gangs ... and raised like him in Rocinha, Rio’s largest favela. The group earns money ...

helping to break the stigma of the communities often known for violence and drug gangs. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File) FILE - A youth strikes a pose after performing street dance style known as ...

Youth perform a street dance style known as passinho, in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro ... communities often known for violence and drug gangs. Credit: AP/Silvia Izquierdo Ludemir describes ...

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 ...