RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Saturday is not a school day, so kids in Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela fill the dirt roads playing soccer or pretending to be cops and robbers around dangerous alleys. All ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 10 (Reuters) - When coronavirus hit and tourists stopped coming to Thiago Firmino's Rio de Janeiro favela tour, he decided to act. Unwilling to wait for officials to react, he ...

Thanks to the Euros, the Copa America, and the upcoming Olympics in Rio, soccer is everywhere this summer (even more so than usual), so it’s only right that the most beloved sport on Earth would be at ...

SOL NASCENTE, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...

The most confusing part about Brazil’s pathetic loss to Germany was why the fireworks didn’t stop exploding in the favela. During any Brazil match, the streets in this country are empty — in any city, ...

The operation was prompted by an apparent war among drug lords. Residents were forced to dive for cover on the floors of their homes as several... Brazil's army says it's dispatching nearly 1,000 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Saturday is not a school day, so kids in Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela fill the dirt roads playing soccer or pretending to be cops and robbers around dangerous alleys. All ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When coronavirus hit and tourists stopped coming to Thiago Firmino’s Rio de Janeiro favela tour, he decided to act. Unwilling to wait for officials to react, he donned a ...