Samba artists boarded a tourist train to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue for a thanksgiving mass high above Rio de Janeiro, as the city marked the National Day of Samba on Tuesday. (AP video by ...
Samba artists boarded a tourist train to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue for a thanksgiving mass high above Rio de Janeiro, as the city marked the National Day of Samba on Tuesday. (AP video by ...
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By 1985, the Red Command controlled roughly 70% of all drug-selling points in Rio — and the city’s deadly turf wars with other factions began. According to Márcio Sérgio Christino, a São Paulo state ...
Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name, movies and song lyrics rarely capture the real reasons why. Yes, ...
A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and calls for Rio's governor ...
Scores killed in raids targeting Comando Vermelho gang Residents display bodies on the streets Experts criticize operation; UN calls for probe Brazilian city hosts global events next week tied to ...
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left more than 100 people ...
The operation targeted the Comando Vermelho gang for drug trafficking. At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in Rio ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at ...
RIO DE JANEIRO – The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said Oct. 29, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found ...