New Report Shows Crime on the Rise in Rio
ISP reports there were 3,501 intentional homicides in Rio state between January and September 2013 – up 14.9 percent compared...
January 21, 2014Topic
Favela
São Clemente Samba School in Carnival 2014
Parading third on the first night of the Grupo Especial (Special Group) during the 2014 Carnival competition will be the...
January 14, 2014
American in Rio, Don Blanquito, Featured on “Nightline”: Daily
American news series "Nightline" featured a piece about one of Rio's own in the expatriate community, American Carioca Funk rapper...
January 13, 2014
Forced Evictions Continue in Metrô-Mangueira: Daily
Rio announced a month-long forced eviction and demolition of favela Metrô-Mangueira in Rio’s Zona Norte, which sits adjacent to the...
January 10, 2014Estimated 23 Percent of Rio Favela Homes to be Legalized
Authorities report 103,000, or 23 percent, of the homes in Rio's favela communities are in the process of receiving legal...
December 31, 2013
Manguinhos Favela Launches Newspaper
By George Powell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Young people from the community of Manguinhos in Rio's Zona...
November 19, 2013
Police Make 26 Arrests in Maré: Daily
The Brazilian authorities have made 26 arrests in the Complexo da Maré as part of ongoing security measures in the...
November 14, 2013
Police Indicted Over Amarildo Death: Daily
The Civil Police has charged ten Military Police officers with the torture and death of Amarildo de Souza, who had...
October 3, 2013
Female UPP Leader Named in Rocinha
A massive overhaul of the Rio military police saw the change in command in 25 of the 34 police pacification...
September 10, 2013