CU Boulder sociologist Molly Todd finds that community newspapers were vital for people living in Brazil’s favelas during the COVID-19 pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Rio de Janeiro in early ...

High above Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha stretches across the hillsides like a living mosaic. Framed by the Atlantic Ocean and the ...

Illuminated by a motorcycle headlight, youth perform a street dance known as passinho in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 11, 2024. (Credit: Silvia Izquierdo/AP.) Listen SÃO PAULO – ...

A boy flies a kite on the roof of the Chapel of Sao Sebastiao, where Pope Francis is expected by residents to visit during his upcoming trip to Varginha slum in Manguinhos slums complex in Rio de ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, little did he know the game would one day allow him to ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Families of the scores of people killed in a deadly gang raid by Rio de Janeiro police began burying the dead on Thursday, with residents left reeling by the scenes of carnage and ...

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Forward Isaac Miranda has been called up to Brazil’s Under-15 national team for the World Cup & Festival in his age group. The competition will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from October 22 to 30 ...