In other words, eight out of every 100 people live in these areas. Brazil is reported to have a total of 12,348 favelas.

Fighting hunger, ensuring access to water, health care, and education, investment in infrastructure, accessible credit, and ...

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) will begin analyzing on Nov. 13 the action that discusses the police violence and lethality that prevails today in favelas and communities in Rio de Janeiro.

The story of “King,” who doesn't disclose his real name, is similar to that of many vulnerable Brazilians in recent years.

Thousands of Brazilian army troops raided Rio de Janeiro ... the first anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games. Five favelas were targeted by around 1,300 police and 3,600 troops in ...

Football fans have raised concerns over the health of Brazilian icon Adriano after he was spotted drinking beer barefoot in the street. The 42-year-old, who scored 27 goals across 48 games for Brazil ...

‘Why do many Brazilian footballers struggle like this ... ‘He still visits this favelas because he chooses to. Unlike many footballers, Adriano never abandoned his roots or his childhood ...

" ... [A]bout eight out of 10 Black women in the 2020 elections in Brazil experienced virtual violence; six out of 10 experienced moral and psychological violence, and five out of 10 suffered from ...

Brazilian police was out in full force to occupy for an indefinite period a group of favelas (shanty towns) surrounding the ‘marvellous’ city of Rio do Janeiro following the killing of the ...

After many years of doubt as to whether the perpetrators of a horrific crime in Brazil would finally be convicted, a jury has ...

Pleas for justice continue even after the jury's decision. The men who committed the crime were convicted, but now people ...