Robert Muggah, an expert in organised crime in Brazil, explains the origins of the Commando Vermehlo, the gang targeted in a ...

Before they can even start the grim task of tallying coronavirus deaths in Brazil's favelas, Ana Paula Sales and her team must negotiate access with the drug traffickers and armed militias that run ...

Andre Dread was on his rounds handing out food parcels to poor families in City of God, one of Brazil's most notorious slums, in May when the familiar sound of gunfire from a police raid sent him ...

Few outsiders have seen what happens inside Brazil’s favelas neighborhoods where crime, poverty, and fear collide. This report follows a military police unit as they patrol the slums of São Paulo, ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he is prepared to call his American counterpart if negotiations on U.S.

While the city of Belém steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of Pará state, a ...

Hundreds of protesters have marched through Vila Cruzeiro favela, demanding the resignation of Rio de Janeiro state Gov.

Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid. Residents in the Vila Cruzeiro ...

At least 60 people, including four police officers, were killed in large-scale raids targeting drug gangs across Rio de ...

One of the largest ever operation carried out against organised crime in Brazil’s capital Rio De Janeiro with around 2,500 ...

Brazil and Japan continue World Cup preparations with a friendly match in Japan. Brazil recently defeated South Korea 5-0; Japan drew 2-2 with Paraguay. Lineups and broadcast details provided; match ...

Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel on famous Brazilian songs heard from the favelas to the stadiums. (10 o'clock hour) Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel on famous Brazilian songs heard from the favelas to ...