Sol Nascente in Brasília is now the second largest favela in Brazil
Located in Brazil's Federal District, Sol Nascente is the second-largest subnormal agglomeration in Brazil, with 24,441 homes,
November 14, 2022Topic
Favelas
Brazil records highest number of transfemicides in a year
13th consecutive time the highest number of transfemicides in a year with 125, according to a report by the organization...
January 25, 2022
Rio de Janeiro has already vaccinated 83% of its homeless population
In the Street Clinics, a project of the Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro to care for the vulnerable...
August 6, 2021
Brazil’s favelas will have mass vaccination against Covid-19 for the first time
Hope has taken hold of Maré. The largest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro had this Thursday the first...
July 30, 2021
In the pandemic, favela residents of largest Brazilian cities changed health habits
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has changed the health care habits of the inhabitants of the favelas with the...
July 7, 2021
The rise of “narco-pentecostalism” in Rio de Janeiro
In the Koran and the Hebrew Bible, Aaron is referred to as Moses' older brother and a prophet of Yahweh,...
March 27, 2021Brazil’s First “Favela Dictionary” Available Online
An online dictionary with jargon and dialect from favela communities in Rio de Janeiro, and written by its residents and...
April 15, 2019
Brazil’s Largest Arms Trafficker Sentenced to 12.8 Years in U.S.
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Known as the “Lord of Guns”, Brazil’s largest illegal...
July 20, 2018
Brazil’s Armed Forces Participate in Operation in Rio’s Favelas
Today the military is based at strategic points surrounding the favela of Jacarezinho, while civilian, military and federal police officers...
January 18, 2018