By Bruna Cabral RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Michele Campos feels like crying every summer when temperatures in Rio de ...

Rio de Janeiro’s police on Wednesday killed four people who attacked security forces as they were carrying out an operation ...

Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest ...

The following photos were taken in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in February and May 2012. Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora (UPP) soldier Alexandre Correa holds his service gun out the window of a police car ...

At least 18 people have died in a police raid in a favela, a low-income neighborhood or slum, in Rio de Janeiro. It prompted anger about police brutality and racism in the city. This report contains ...

It's estimated that the Olympics will bring nearly 500,000 tourists to Rio and some of them are sure to take an unusual sightseeing tour that is unique to the region. People go on tours of Rio's ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Five years ago, Rio de Janeiro's "favela" hillside slums had such a bad rap that they were virtual no-go zones, where drug lords laid down the law and outsiders set foot at their ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – An Italian tourist was killed Thursday in a shantytown near the center of Rio de Janeiro in an area fought over by rival drug trafficking gangs, police said. Authorities identified ...

A photographic tour of a rapidly changing neighborhood, where development has been in some cases disastrous for the people who have lived there the longest. Brazil’s favelas are translated as “slums” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover stories from across the world of sport, with a focus on soccer in England and South America. This article is more than 5 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Some 1,200 police officers were deployed to Rio de Janeiro's working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood and its surroundings early Wednesday, marking the start of a state effort ...