ONE victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel ...

The Latin Grammy-winning Argentine singer behind the album "Grasa" spoke to De Los ahead of her March 15 show at the Novo.

Favela being Favela, a top-level sailor with ... in the super-competitive world-­caliber fleet was unexpected. That night, after cleaning gelcoat from his hands, his head hit the pillow hard ...

A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums ... was surrounded by police on Monday night before the mega-operation in the other regions forced the suspension ...

Favelas in Rio are typically associated with ... Padre Miguel was the first samba school to parade on Sunday night. Their procession told the story of Iyá Nassô, the founder of the first space ...

Alex Pereira looked far from amused after a Russian reporter asked what many deemed to be a disrespectful question at ...

The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe, although exercise caution when walking around at night ... the hikes are quieter. Favelas are misunderstood places ...

We drive past favelas, slums, on hills ... not to persons or things.” • Morning, noon, and night, the park breathes peace, and vibrancy. Peace and vibrancy at the same time?