By André Aram Rocinha, in the south of Rio de Janeiro, is, according to official data, the largest of Brazil’s more than ...

In Rio, where rainforest meets surf and glass balconies overlook stacked mosaics of tin and prayer, I learned that the state, ...

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Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this second installment, hear the story of Jefferson Narciso from Rocinha, one of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — High on a hill in South America’s largest slum, Samantha Almeida startled at the latest volley of gunfire. It was close. Too close. She knew she had to get her girls moving. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Eric Marques desciende por un empinado laberinto de oscuros callejones en esta favela en la ladera de una colina que por mucho tiempo ha sido territorio de narcotraficantes y ...

Rio de Janeiro police shot and killed a Spanish woman after she and other tourists allegedly drove through a blockade near the city’s largest shantytown, according to the city’s military police.

Reporting from SAO PAULO, Brazil — Violence over the weekend in Rio de Janeiro that left at least 13 dead seeped into a new week when a man was killed Monday during a military police operation, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Novak Djokovic was in Rio de Janeiro on Friday for the opening of a tennis court in a shantytown and will go on to play a soccer match with some former Brazil stars. Djokovic joined ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Packed with tourists, our white minivan zooms past pristine beaches, past Corcovado Mountain, and deposits us in the sprawling ghetto of Rocinha, which is controlled by ...

You wore the wrong shoes. Climbing up and down the narrow, wet and steep walkway that connects the many parts of Rocinha -- Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela -- requires a sure grip, not the wood-sole ...