RIO DE JANEIRO — After decades of delay and pressure, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will henceforth use “favelas and urban communities” to categorize thousands of poor, urban neighborhoods, instead ...

A walk through Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal favela is a full sensory experience on any given day. The smell of grilled meat mixes with that of exhaust from motorcycle taxis traversing the slum’s corridors ...

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Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

Fly over the favelas of Rio de Janeiro with breathtaking 4K drone footage, capturing the unique landscapes, colorful houses, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Luis Cassiano climbs a ladder and gently places small bundles of plants on a tin rooftop in a poor Rio de Janeiro neighborhood. The 53-year-old Brazilian ...

It was a sunny September morning in Rio de Janeiro's Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva's roof. Students from both the neighborhood ...