Tag: favela
Rio Police Take Back from Drug Lords Control of Its Oldest Favela
Rio’s police, as part of a new program to take back the city’s favelas ...
300 Policemen Take Over Two Rio Favelas. Operation Olympic Clean Up Starts
With the occupation initiated this Monday, November 30, of the Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo favelas ...
Israeli Drone to Police Rio’s Favelas in Cleaning Up Effort Before Olympics
Starting next month an unmanned "spy" aircraft will overfly the favelas (shantytowns) of Rio ...
Brazil Won’t Let the Gringos Win Olympic Medals, Says Brazilian President
During the inauguration of a remodeled sports and cultural complex at Mangueira's Olympic Village ...
Rio Gangs Get Heavy Weapons Through 17 Holes in Brazil’s Borders
Illegal weapons are brought to Rio through 17 places according to a report by the Brazilian ...
Stop Shaking, Rio’s Trafficker Tells Foreign Reporter, You’d Be Dead If We Wanted
The correspondent of Spain's daily El País, Francho Barón, was attacked and threatened in ...
Balance of Rio’s One-Day Drug War: One Arrested, 12 Killed
Rio de Janeiro has said no to an offer by the Brazilian federal government ...
Brazil Finds Way to Deal with Slums: Hide Them Behind Walls
The postcard images of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil, present a study in ...
Brazil: Why Raiding Rio’s Favelas Is Not as Good as It Looks
Every few days the roar of helicopters passes above. It is a sound that ...
Nouveau Riche Brazil Hasn’t Learned How to Spread the Wealth
As Brazil’s economy continues to improve, social programs are receiving increased funding and visibility ...
