Military Operation in Rio Uses 5,000 Soldiers in Six Favelas
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Under heavy rains, more than 5,000 Armed Forces and...
June 7, 2018Topic
favela communities
Human Rights Activist, Military Critic Executed in Rio de Janeiro
Councilwoman was very active in women’s rights and was speaking out against the military intervention declared by the federal government...
March 15, 2018
Brazil’s Largest Arms Trafficker Arrested in U.S.
Frederik Barbieri tried to smuggle sixty automatic weapons into Rio's International Airport in June of 2017.
February 26, 2018
Brazil to Invest R$157 Million in Program for Rio’s Favela Youth
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government launched the Emergency Program for Social...
November 14, 2017
Military Police Enter Rio’s Rocinha Favela After Gangs Clash
The turf war to see takes control of drug trafficking in one of Rio's largest favela comes a day after...
September 18, 2017
Mega-Operation Underway to Capture Fugitive in Rio
Drug dealer was rescued by twenty-five armed men from a hospital while under police custody.
June 29, 2016
New Rio Social Entrepreneurship Program Wraps Up the Year
British-born organization, _Social Starters, is celebrating its second successful six-week course in Rio de Janeiro with a showcase event at...
December 9, 2015
Favela Services Struggle After Pacification
The Instituto Pereira Passos (IPP), the agency responsible for the UPP social program, has now announced the creation of an...
September 3, 2013