Gangs and militias have imposed strict curfews. Coronavirus is coming, and Rio de Janeiro's lawless favelas ... “Whoever is in the street screwing around or going for a walk will receive a ...

The decision to flood some of Rio’s most dangerous streets with heavily armed soldiers also reflected that bankrupt post-Olympic Rio is spinning out of control. The troops were part of 8,500 ...

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 ...

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said the measures gave the impression that the city had become “a resort for criminals,” with gangs and militia expanding territorial control and restricting ...

Marcos Rodrigo Neves says that his passion for creating street ... gangs and drugs. Claudio Edinger Marcos Rodrigo Neves remembers the bad old days in Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio ...

cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month, calling out to glitter-covered revelers decked out in fishnet tights. The 22-year-old from an area outside Rio had spent the night sleeping on a ...

Brother Fabio preaches at a church in Santa Marta, one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas ... meant to occupy the slums and push out the gangs with a force of some 12,500 pacification officers in ...

Officers are investigating whether organised crime gangs are involved in running the machines. The show at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach was the final stop on the pop idol's Celebration Tour.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month ...