Italian Tourist Killed in Rio After Accidentally Entering Favela
Roberto Bardella, a tourist travelling through Rio de Janeiro, was killed after mistakenly entering Prazeres favela in the city’s South...
December 9, 2016Topic
Rio violence
Special Events for Children’s Day Held by UPP in Rio de Janeiro
For Dia das Criancias (Children's Day), held today (October 12th), the Pacifying Police Units of Rio (UPP) will be holding...
October 12, 2015
Elite What?
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week I went to Cinemark Barra Downtown, twice, to watch...
January 11, 2011Hostages Taken at Luxury Hotel in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – A violent confrontation between drug traffickers and the police led to...
August 21, 2010
Outrage Over Afroreggae Evandro João da Silva’s Killing
By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor [caption id="attachment_13223" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Evandro João da Silva, photo by Nick Dracoulis."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
October 27, 2009