Residents of Brazil’s largest favela are using a public square shower to cool off due to ongoing water shortages in the ...

In December, an Argentine tourist returning from the Christ the Redeemer statue with his wife and children followed his GPS ...

A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals ...

Rio Police believe the victim was stabbed during a robbery A 39-year-old Chilean tourist identified as Javier Valdés Susarte was found dead at a Rio de Janeiro favela, it was reported Thursday in ...

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

The sweltering heat in Rio de Janeiro has reached record-breaking levels, forcing thousands of residents in the city’s ...

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Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street ...

The rapid growth of Rio de Janeiro's population has led to severe crowding and a shortage of housing. This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas in Brazil. Rocinha is the ...

Away Days got special access to the Rio favelas, hanging out out with young foot-soldiers, speaking to commanders, and seeing how civilians live between the gangs and the equally violent police ...

Residents of Brazil’s largest favela are using a public square shower to cool off due to ongoing water shortages in the community that have been exacerbated by a heatwave. © 2025 National Post, a ...

A heatwave is hitting several parts of Brazil, with temperatures of between 40 and 44 degrees Celsius (104 and 111 degrees ...