RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

The story of the start of Voz das Comunidades, a community newspaper covering the majority-­Black working-class neighborhoods that surround Rio de Janeiro, reads like the plot of a children’s movie.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday. setting off a fierce firefight that authorities said killed more than 20 people. The operation was aimed ...

File - Police ride past residents in a bulldozer they use to clear street barricades during a security operation against organized crime in the Mare Complex favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, ...

Brazilian artist Kdu dos Santos plays the guitar in his home in Belo Horizonte; the small house was recently declared "house of the year" by a specialized ...

Residents of favelas in Belém Brazil face extreme heat and neglect as climate change intensifies during COP30.