Armoured personnel carriers from the Brazilian navy rolled through smoke-filled streets in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as police battled (favelas) slum-based drug gangs for a fifth consecutive day ...

Ashley Cain visited dangerous places around the world - and tried to understand why some young men choose a life of crime.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second biggest city will ... to improve living conditions in low-income neighborhoods, known as favelas. The IDB will help finance public works to improve water and ...

Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's largest settlements ... 50 per 1000 compared to a national rate of 15 per 1000. In 2011, life expectancy in Rio's favelas was found to be up to 13 years less ...

A description of the largest of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro; Rocinha ... and reflect on the quality of life in the favela. Students could take notes under the headings of Geraldo, Leandro ...

I recently went to Rio de Janeiro ... the daily lives of Rio de Janeiro citizens. This non-intrusive tour aims to give visitors a different perspective on life in this metropolis and provide ...

Much of the Brazilian drug trade is concentrated in Rio de Janeiro, where the lower levels of trafficking hierarchy are dominated by organized crime gangs ensconced in the favelas. Battles for ...

Today, Rocinha has a population of between 120,000 and 175,000—an official census has never been taken—making it by far the largest of Rio de Janeiro’s roughly 1,000 favelas. According to ...

The monument rests atop Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca National Park and is the most famous attraction in Rio de Janeiro, visited by nearly 2 million people each year. Recent travelers recommend ...