Porto Seguro is one of two Brazilian cities on the list. The coastal town boasts an incredible 90 kilometers of beaches and is also home to a colorful nightlife scene, making it easy to both relax ...

Temps soar in Brazil's summer (from December to March). Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a... It was a sunny September morning in Rio de ...

He's lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long. "My mother taught me all about how to take care of plants ...

But in Rio's more than 1,000 low-income favelas, their high cost and heavy weight meant they weren't even considered a possibility. Jessica Tapre repairs a green roof in a bus stop in Benfica, Rio de ...