SOL NASCENTE, Brazil (AP) — The buzzing main avenue of this poor Brazilian neighborhood is filled with people popping off buses after work or grabbing a bite. Teens attend an open-air rap battle and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A group of teenagers loitering outside Bob’s, Brazil’s equivalent of McDonald’s, adjust the machine guns slung ...

The Rocinha favela complex in Rio de Janeiro has seen 75 percent more reports of drug trafficking so far this year than in the same period in 2011, which could suggest greater cooperation between the ...

People from across the world queue for hours to get a video taken on the famous ‘Gateway to Heaven’ rooftop in the heart of Brazil’s most iconic city It was day three of the British family’s holiday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazilian troops stand guard in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela, where they were sent to help search for drugs and weapons after ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city's favelas to learn more ...

A total of 284 people resorted to the Disque-Denúncia hotline to report on the criminal activity in Rocinha, south Rio de Janeiro. Figures were updated at midday today (Sep. 26). The calls came after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rio de Janeiro saw a record 2.1 million international tourists in 2025, as tourism spread beyond traditional landmarks to places ...

A host of England players were joined by executives from The Football Association on a visit of the Complexo Esportivo da Rocinha on Monday as the Three Lions continued a day of engaging with the ...

The favela of Rocinha, in south Rio, often referred to as one of the largest in Latin America, is inaugurating its new selective collection center Rocinha Recicla (“Rocinha recycles”) today (Jun 8), ...