Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

For the past three years, while preparing for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro has been implementing an innovative safety program focused on so-called “UPP,” or Pacification ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover stories from across the world of sport, with a focus on soccer in England and South America. This article is more than 5 ...

It's estimated that the Olympics will bring nearly 500,000 tourists to Rio and some of them are sure to take an unusual sightseeing tour that is unique to the region. People go on tours of Rio's ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

Trap de Cria artists Marcos Borges, known as "MbNaVoz," center, Pablo "PBSant," second right, and Fernando "Barbeirin," right, hold Airsoft guns as cameraman Clayton Oliver, left, records a music ...

At least 18 people have died in a police raid in a favela, a low-income neighborhood or slum, in Rio de Janeiro. It prompted anger about police brutality and racism in the city. This report contains ...

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, the biggest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro and one of the most impoverished and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Some 1,200 police officers were deployed to Rio de Janeiro's working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood and its surroundings early Wednesday, marking the start of a state effort ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Five years ago, Rio de Janeiro's "favela" hillside slums had such a bad rap that they were virtual no-go zones, where drug lords laid down the law and outsiders set foot at their ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – An Italian tourist was killed Thursday in a shantytown near the center of Rio de Janeiro in an area fought over by rival drug trafficking gangs, police said. Authorities identified ...