How Brazil's deadliest police raid turned into a bloodbath

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

Soldiers Descend On Rio 'Favela' As Shootouts Erupt

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 ...
Wired

In the Dreams Favela, Wi-Fi and Ecommerce Promise a Better Future

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 ...
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In Rio’s largest favela, used oil becomes soap and social change

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 ...
Wired

Rio's favelas are crowdsourcing crime data to keep people safe

When armoured cars rolled into Brazil’s largest favela in September, furtively followed by hundreds of soldiers, it was just another episode of a long-running drama which plays out across Rio de ...
Los Angeles Times

Brazil has a new biggest favela, and it’s not in Rio de Janeiro

SOL NASCENTE, Brazil — The buzzing main avenue of this poor Brazilian neighborhood is filled with people popping off buses after work or grabbing a bite. Teens attend an open-air rap battle and ...