A landmark case challenging police violence in low-income communities — known as the “ADPF of the Favelas” — resumes Thursday ...

The United Arab Emirates wants to invest more in Brazil. The focus is not only on raw materials but also on infrastructure ...

Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's largest settlements with ... In Rio, more than 1.2 million people live in the favelas on less than £1 per day. The residents lack access to the most basic ...

In Brazil, as in many developing countries ... The authorities in Rio de Janeiro have set up self-help schemes in the favelas. People are given tools and training to improve their homes.

I do wish the best for Brazil, but still feel they should clean the house before inviting guests. By that I mean providing a decent standard of living for all! Mar 25th, 2014 - 10:44 pm 0 ...

An Australian man who went viral in Brazil for befriending gangsters ... “I know that are organised tours to some favelas, tours that take people to watch the residents as they go about their ...

Brazil's "Red Command" drug cartel is considered a plague by the government. But for the people of the favelas they control, Red Command *is* the government. They’re the de facto leadership of ...

During the recent visit of Israeli president Shimon Peres, Brazil signed a contract for ... and the drug cartels operating mostly in the favelas, where millions of Brazilians live, next to the ...

GREENWICH — It all started when Guilherme Rizzo connected with a boy who lives in Brazil ... the favela, São-Miguel. In total, he expects that the water filters are impacting over 200 people.

Modern Brazilians prefer sertanejo, a bouncing country genre, and funk, a style that emerged from Rio’s favelas ... Brazil’s reputation. “We make music to be heard by as many people as ...