RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday. setting off a fierce firefight that authorities said killed more than 20 people. The operation was ...
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Alone, you're dead - Tourist enters Rio favela after locals warn him not to go in
A traveler enters one of Rio de Janeiro’s most tense favelas with two local guides and quickly learns why outsiders cannot simply walk in with a camera. The guide says permission had to be arranged ...
Trap de Cria artists Marcos Borges, known as "MbNaVoz," center, Pablo "PBSant," second right, and Fernando "Barbeirin," right, hold Airsoft guns as cameraman Clayton Oliver, left, records a music ...
When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, ...
Eighteen people died during a police raid on a favela, a low-income community sometimes called a slum or shanty town, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 21. Authorities said 16 suspected criminals ...
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 for short) ...
"Rocywood" movies — inspired by Hollywood — portray local realities in the favelas, from the joys of growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood to the difficulties of living among violence. Rocywood ...
Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...
Asa Firestone and the Centro de Escalada Urbana, the climbing initiative to help children living in the favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Can climbing help kids from the slums of Rio? This is the ...
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