Opinion: Dark Clouds Loom Over the Marvelous City of Rio
(Opinion) Rio de Janeiro has had a bad week and is grappling with a steep increase in murder rates While…
October 6, 2023Topic
crime
Kill or be killed – Rio de Janeiro Police and their fight against militias and crime gangs
Rio de Janeiro is a great city. But it is infested with multiplying small criminal “kingdoms” that terrorize this iconic…
October 6, 2022
Ecuador’s president declares ‘state of emergency’ after explosion in Guayaquil
On Sunday, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a 30-day state of emergency in the southwestern coastal city of Guayaquil after…
August 15, 2022
Colombia: New measures announced to curb crime wave in Bogotá
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Bogotá’s mayor’s office announced Thursday a series of new measures aimed at stemming the wave…
April 1, 2022
Number of homicides in Brazil drops 7% in 2021, lowest in historical series -g1 Index
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There were 41,100 violent deaths in Brazil last year – the lowest number since 2007,…
February 21, 2022
Councilman is executed in the border region between Brazil and Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Councilman Hugo Leonardo da Silva Gonçalves, 38, was executed on Wednesday (29) in Sete Quedas,…
December 30, 2021
Most Brazilian states do not solve even half of the murders in their jurisdiction – study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – More than half of all homicides in Brazil remain unsolved. This is according to an…
October 13, 2021
68% of Chileans do not approve of President Piñera’s administration – survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to a survey conducted by the Chilean Center for Public Studies (CEP), 68 percent…
September 16, 2021
Tourist Accidentally Captures Her Own Mugging on Camera at Rio’s Arpoador
Arpoador is one of the top tourist destinations in Rio de Janeiro, where locals and gringos alike gather to applaud…
April 23, 2019