Editorial: Rio is Burning, the First UPP was Literally Set on Fire
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last night the first UPP (Police Peacekeeping Unit) station created in...
March 31, 2017Topic
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Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Favela has 28 Shootings in 30 Days
According to a new mobile app call “Fogo Cruzado” (Crossfire), 28 shootings were recorded in the region in thirty days...
February 27, 2017
UPP Promotes Free Holiday Camps in Rio’s Favela Communities
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) of Rocinha, Fé/Sereno, Providência and...
January 11, 2017
Rio State Announces New Police Unit to Fight Arms Trafficking
According to official data between January 2016 and the first week of 2017 the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) seized 256...
January 10, 2017
Editorial: Rio de Janeiro and Its Image Issues
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It has long been said that "Brazil is a country of...
December 29, 2016
Rio State Registers 15 Homicides Per Day in November
From January through November, there were 4.572 homicides in the state, with an increase seen in police killing citizens and...
December 23, 2016Italian 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, 2016
Rio’s Santa Marta UPP Targeted With Violence
According to UPP Santa Marta officials, a UPP shootout that left one man wounded, resulted in the bombing of a...
November 23, 2016
Militias Force Commerce Monopoly in Rio’s Rocinha Community
Militias in Rio’s largest favela, Rocinha, have taken over water and coal distribution in the community, forcing local merchants to...
November 8, 2016