Xabi and Vinicius, Barcelona’s signings, and how to become a hero of the favela without ever having set foot in its streets ...

Both forces have tactical units, including the military police’s BOPE division, which has been involved in some of Brazil's ...

In the Dreams favela, in the Brazilian city of Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Crislaine Fernandes da Silva strolls to work for her morning conference call. She works out of a shipping container that’s been ...

Rocinha, in the south of Rio de Janeiro, is, according to official data, the largest of Brazil’s more than 12,000 favelas, or inner-city communities. It has a population of just over 72,000, and the ...

World Cup could cost Brazil $40 billion while Brazilian lack basic services. June 20, 2013— -- This past week, scores of Brazilians across the country have taken to the streets to protest bad ...

Brazil's army says it's dispatching nearly 1,000 troops to the country's largest shanty-town – or "favela" – in the hope of ending a wave of deadly violence that began nearly one week ago. This ...

Around 1,000 police officers from the Military and Civil Police forces of Rio de Janeiro were deployed on Thursday in the ...

One skilled Minecraft player builds a favela in the game, and the impressive results have earned the approval of other gamers ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A raid of Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to ...

It’s pretty common for corridos to honor head honchos in every realm, from mob bosses to cartel kings to politicians. But Adriel Favela and Calle 24 are putting a different spin on things — and with ...