Death toll in massive police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

The death toll from a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro rises to 121

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, ...

Rio cops ‘DECAPITATED teen gangster & hung head from tree’ in barbaric warning to Favela drug cartels as slum war erupts

BRAZILIAN police have been accused of decapitating a teenage gangster and hanging his head from a tree like a trophy in a ...
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In Rio’s largest favela, used oil becomes soap and social change

It has a population of just over 72,000, and the most occupied homes of any favela — more than 30,000. Rocinha sprang up in ...
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Argentine-built rifle found in Rio favela gang's arsenal

An Argentine-built FAL rifle was found in the Comando Vermelho (CV) arsenal seized in two Rio de Janeiro favelas after this ...
NBC News

What Is a Favela? Five Things to Know About Rio's So-Called Shantytowns

Rio has long lured visitors to its splashy seaside resorts and colorful communities, from Copacabana to Ipanema. But spectators watching the Olympics this summer will be hearing a cultural term used ...
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After the tears, anger on Rio's blood-stained streets

In a Rio de Janeiro favela, a little boy wore a T-shirt stained with red paint mimicking the blood spilled this week in ...
Agência Brasil

Rio: 89 bodies released by medical institute after massive favela raid

According to the Rio de Janeiro government, of the 99 people identified so far, 78 had criminal records, and 42 had ...