Rio's favelas have long been thought of as no go areas, but Google is literally putting them on the map. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images There's a huge amount of non-violent daily life just going on ...
On the outskirts of the most diverse cities in Brazil lie neighborhoods that climb steep hills and stretch for miles. These neighborhoods often have a precarious structure—houses built side by side, ...
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When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, ...
With the World Cup approaching, residents of the slums surrounding Rio de Janeiro have been lashing out against the statewide “pacification” plan launched in 2008 to curb drug violence and lawlessness ...
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