Rio’s Security Secretary Resigns Amidst Surge in Violence
Beltrame headed the state's security for 10 years and was responsible for the implementation of the Police Pacifying Units in...
October 12, 2016Topic
UPP
Shootout Spills into Copacabana Shocking Rio de Janeiro
The intense gunfire which left three men were dead and three police officers wounded forced shops and schools in the...
October 11, 2016
Morro Chapéu-Mangueira Bar Wins Best Buteco in Brazil
Bar do David, at the bottom of the Morro Chapéu-Mangueira in Zona Sul (South Zone), set behind Leme, was recently...
July 12, 2016
75 Percent of Rio’s Favela Residents Want UPP to Continue
A recent FGV survey of twenty favelas in Rio de Janeiro with UPPs show the majority of resident want the...
July 6, 2016Rio’s Santa Marta Favela Opens Tourist Information Desk
A new tourist information post was opened in the community to help orientate visitors and reinforce that Santa Marta as...
May 11, 2016
Rio’s Tiki Hostel in Cantagalo Combines Carioca and Kiwi Culture
New Zealand expatriate, Dale Smith, recently finished the Tiki Hostel, providing guests with stunning views of Ipanema and Copacabana.
May 3, 2016
Hostels in Favelas with UPP Expect to be Full for Olympics
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the city of Rio prepares to receive the 2016...
April 14, 2016
Street Child United Brings English Footballers to Rio Favela
Dwight Yorke and Quinton Fortune of the Manchester United football (soccer) club were in the Zona Norte (North Zone) of...
April 12, 2016
Social Action for Music Reaches 1,000 Youths in Rio Favelas
Social Action for Music of Brazil currently serves approximately a thousand students for free in communities with Pacifying Police Units...
January 23, 2016