Brazilian suburbs can experience temperatures up to 46°F higher than nearby neighborhoods. Climate change exacerbates ...

A South African woman shared her eye-opening experience of visiting Brazil's Favela in a TikTok video. The clip sparked mixed ...

Brazil has 16.390 million people living in favelas countrywide. The amount represents 8.1 percent of the national population (203M)—in other words, eight out of every 100 people live in these areas.

The concept of “subnormality” referred to people’s living conditions ... Homes cover a hill in the poor Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 30, 2022. After decades of delay ...

It also mirrors the surge of people living in working-class ... Subnormal agglomerates include not just favelas, but also other terms used in Brazil to describe urban areas with irregular ...

Lessons lie in Brazil’s favelas because, in the face of decades of government neglect, many have created internal systems to support one another. When Covid-19 began to spread and people were ...

Kites director Walter Thompson-Hernandez on his unconventional way of shooting his Tribeca film in the favelas of Rio de ...

Soar over the favelas with a drone, offering a unique aerial perspective of the vibrant and dynamic urban communities. Glide ...

Summer was fast approaching — it starts in December in Brazil — and ... with Teto Verde Favela. "Everyone deserves to have access to green roofs, especially people who live in heat islands.

People work to eat ... Instituto Locomotiva and the Central Única das Favelas (Cufa), 72% of favela residents in Brazil will run out of money in just one week of social isolation.

Amid a shifting global order, expanding international ambitions and a tricky domestic balancing act, Brazil could have a ...