Tag: favela
In Brazil, Favela-based Community News Outlets Are Blossoming
Unhappy with the portrayal of her community in the mainstream press, single mother Carla ...
Military Man Shot in Brazil After Entering Drug Lords Territory Has Died
National Force agent Hélio Vieira Andrade died at Salgado Filho Hospital in Rio, where ...
Athletes and Tourists Should Think Twice If Rio’s Olympics Are Worth the Risk
Brazil has already faced criticism for the increased violence in the favelas surrounding Rio ...
A Legacy of Rio Olympics: 4,000 Families Evicted
The official website for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games proclaims on its ...
Brazil May Have the Answers to Many Global Ecological and Social Ills
Brazil is a fantastic country, in an amazing part of the world. For many ...
124 People Hold 12% of Brazil’s Wealth. Half of Population Survives on US$ 4 a Day
Brazil’s 124 richest people hold assets totaling 544 billion reais equivalent to 238.6 billion ...
124 People Hold 12% of Brazil’s Wealth. Half of Population Survives on US$ 4 a Day
Brazil’s 124 richest people hold assets totaling 544 billion reais equivalent to 238.6 billion ...
Presenting Rio Favelas as a Testament to Brazilian Ingenuity
A survey completed in four American and one Canadian cities reveals a huge disparity ...
Rio Arrests Drug Lord of Rocinha, Its Biggest Favela, in Preparation for Olympics
Earlier today, Rio police arrested Antonio Francisco Bomfim Lopes, alias Nem, the drug lord ...
Obama Wants to Visit Favela in Rio During His Trip to Brazil
American president Barack Obama’s agenda for his visit to Brazil on March 19 and ...
