A major plan to revamp Campos Eliseos in central Sao Paulo has led to clashes between the government and residents who say ...

As residents of Itamaracá, an island in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, mother and daughter duo Edna and Maria Gabrielly ...

The history of Brazil, Palmares, and Zumbi illustrates how state efforts to whitewash national narratives can backfire.

Kites director Walter Thompson-Hernandez on his unconventional way of shooting his Tribeca film in the favelas of Rio de ...

A large-scale federal operation to remove cattle raised illegally in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has triggered ...

A South African woman shared her eye-opening experience of visiting Brazil's Favela in a TikTok video. The clip sparked mixed ...

With just over 200,000 inhabitants, it is also the most populous favela in Brazil. The much smaller Cidade de Deus was used as a backdrop in the 2002 film of the same name - City of God .

Brazil: At least 9 killed and 6 injured as police raid drug trafficking group in Rio de Janeiro favelas The raids targeted areas controlled by the Red Command drug trafficking group and took place ...

The platinum-certified singer's latest project, Funk Generation: A Favela Story, is a three-song musical journey that takes the listener to the famous favelas of Rio, where Anitta grew up and ...

A visit to Brazil's 'social museums' inside favelas By Bruno Meyerfeld (Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) correspondent) Published on June 21, 2023, at 12:45 pm (Paris) 4 min read Lire en français ...

Home to 200,000 people, Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone is the most populous favela in Brazil. (Getty Images: Patrick Altmann )Rio's residential apartment towers, home to wealthier middle ...

His 2015 video “Baile de Favela,” for funk artist MC Joao, racked up more than 100 million views. It hit the height of mainstream success when Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade, Brazil’s most ...