AFP HAS GIVEN THE CHILDREN OF THE RIO FAVELA CIDADE DE DEUS (“CITY OF GOD”) A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR PASSION FOR FOOTBALL THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS. AFP has given the children of the rio ...

Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the ... poorly paid sector. Many children have to work to support their families. A 1995 survey found that almost five million children ...

An Australian man who went viral in Brazil for befriending gangsters in Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous favela says he wants to use his notoriety to help children he met in the slum. Hugo Cary ...

“Some policemen invade our houses. They turn things upside down, they attack, they even steal our food,” according to one child’s account in the book, which launched Monday. “Sometimes ...