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 ...

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 ...

In many ways, Rio de Janeiro is considered an unsafe city. Between the gangs, the favelas ... avoid being on the street if it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival ... alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties. About 100 dogs wagged their tails to samba music ...

Carnival researcher Tiago Ribeiro notes that in 2009, Rio experienced a “shock of order.” “Carnival was growing, and criticism about the increasing number of blocos was rising,” Ribeiro said. He ...