Letter: Cantagalo Incident, Attacked in the Favela
Letter to the Editor, by Chuck Cassie RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Friday night my friend Ryan and I...
May 4, 2015Topic
crime
Greater São Paulo Area Sees Surge in Thefts and Robberies
Theft in the greater São Paulo area, excluding the capital city, increased by 24.07 percent according to a recent government...
April 25, 2015 Letter: Such Crimes Affect Brazilians as Well
Letter to the Editor, by Adriana Sullivan RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - I read the article about the woman that...
April 18, 2015 Letter: I Was Recently Mugged in Centro Rio, I Hope This Helps
Letter to the Editor, by Alia Douglas RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - I wait for the bus in the same...
April 17, 2015
Rio’s UPP in Cerro-Corá Fosters Community with Kickboxing
The kickboxing training program in the Cerro-Corá favela comunity is meant to foster positive relationships between the UPP and the...
March 23, 2015
Number of Murders in Rio for February is Lowest Since 1991
The murder rate in Rio de Janeiro state has fallen 55.74 percent since February 1991, the first year this data...
March 21, 2015
Three Police Officers Shot and Killed Over 48 Hours in Rio
Since January 2015, 57 police officers were shot in Rio de Janeiro state, and of these, seventeen have died.
March 9, 2015
Rio Police Presence in Lapa Increased for Carnival
With a total of 180 agents, Operação Lapa Presente increased security effectiveness by thirty percent this year.
February 18, 2015
December Street Robberies Increased by 12.5% in Rio
In Rio for the month of December 2014, reported street robberies increased 12.5 percent from 2013, while reported homicides fell...
January 24, 2015