RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest ...

As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city’s favelas to learn more about the ...

A traveler enters one of Rio de Janeiro’s most tense favelas with two local guides and quickly learns why outsiders cannot ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city's iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city's favelas to learn more ...

Ever wondered what goes on in Rio when the Olympics aren't there? A new Google Arts & Culture project gives a glimpse into life in the city's favelas, the informal, largely unmapped slums that house ...

When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, little did he know the game would one day allow him to ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 for short) ...

As the Olympics approach, Rio’s vaunted Pacifying Police Units (Unidad de Polícia Pacificadora – UPPs) are likely to get another injection of resources and occupy several more favelas. But continued ...

He observed the consequences of "pacification," a state security program designed to reduce crime When Italian photographer Matteo Bastianelli traveled to Rio de Janeiro in August, he wasn’t planning ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Perched on a hill beside the concrete skyscrapers of Rio's central business district stands the city's oldest favela whose rising - and now declining - ...