Carlos Diegues, one of Brazil’s most renowned filmmakers, has died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 84, the Brazilian Academy of Letters said ...

Religion serves as a powerful organizing force for crime gangs in Brazil and much of Latin America, offering a mixture of ...

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The film offers a unique perspective on Haiti’s ongoing security challenges by drawing from ... a gritty glimpse into Brazilian culture and of life in the country’s favelas, “Kidnapping ...

The first of three Brazilian footballers on this list ... flair of someone still trying to impress his friends on a favela’s makeshift concrete pitch, makes watching the 24-year-old an addictive ...

But in Rio's more than 1,000 low-income favelas, their high cost and heavy weight meant they weren't even considered a possibility. Jessica Tapre repairs a green roof in a bus stop in Benfica, Rio de ...

He’s lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long. “My mother taught me all about how to take care of plants ...

Amongst all the Brazilian fighters in the UFC, Charles Oliveira's name is synonymous with the favelas, the impoverished neighborhoods in the South American country. Renowned submission grappler ...