Rio Reacts After Violent Van Attack
A thirteen-year-old believed to have acted as the fare collector for the public transit van in which two foreign tourists...
April 9, 2013Topic
Violence
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013
Concern of Violence Drops in Rio: Daily
Violence is no longer among the major concerns experienced by Rio residents, a survey by O Globo newspaper published on...
March 26, 2013
Rio State Sees Homicide Up 20 Percent
Homicides are down in the city of Rio de Janeiro while the number of homicides and other crimes, including reports...
March 12, 2013It’s Time for Brazil to Start Leading on Small Arms Control
Opinion, by Robert Muggah and Melina Risso RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is taking a step backwards when it...
March 12, 2013
American Musician Shot in Rio: Daily
American musician based in Rio, Emmanuel Gilligan of the band ArizonA, has been shot and seriously injured in a bungled...
March 12, 2013
Land Dispute Deaths Up Ten Percent
The number of people murdered in Brazil over land and environmental disputes rose by more than ten percent in 2012,...
March 5, 2013
Wave of Violence Sweeps Santa Catarina
Seven violent attacks were reported in the state of Santa Catarina on Monday night, as a wave of violence reached...
February 5, 2013
More Violence in Complexo do Alemão
Violence in Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo do Alemão continues, with the death of two police officers over the past week.
December 11, 2012