Despite triumphant media reports last year that “Rocinha is ours,” following the military occupation of the Rio favela, criminal control of the area has not been broken, as Rio-based blogger Julia ...

Passinho or “little step” began with small groups performing at parties inside Rio’s favelas, but has since spread, helping to break the stigma of the communities usually known for violence and drug ...

Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has a new tourist attraction. If you're thinking of going to the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as queuing for a photo under the Christ the Redeemer, taking the Sugar Loaf ...

More than 3,000 police and soldiers backed by armored personnel carriers raced into Brazil's biggest slum before dawn Sunday, quickly gaining control of a shantytown ruled for decades by a heavily ...

Rio de Janeiro has officially inaugurated an elite pacifying police force (UPP) in Rocinha favela, the site of a power struggle by rival traffickers, just a week after a police officer was shot dead ...

Daniel Sansom, a journalism student at Bournemouth University, spent four weeks in Rio's largest favela just before the Olympic Games started. Far from the dangerous slum he had been warned about, he ...