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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest ...
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 ...
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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover stories from across the world of sport, with a focus on soccer in England and South America. Apr 29, 2020, 01:28pm EDT Apr ...
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 ...