Brazilian favelas have grown to occupy an area of 92,300 hectares in the last 40 years, as per data from Mapbiomas’ annual mapping of urbanized areas, released Wednesday (Mar. 4). According to the ...

A walk through Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal favela is a full sensory experience on any given day. The smell of grilled meat mixes with that of exhaust from motorcycle taxis traversing the slum’s corridors ...

Record numbers of tourists are flocking to Rio de Janeiro, with many seeking local tours in the city's favelas.

The 2025 United Nations Climate Conference, known as COP30, opens tomorrow in Belem, Brazil. Ahead of the official meetings, community members from Rio's favelas, its lowest-income neighborhoods, have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...

Illuminated by a motorcycle headlight, youth perform a street dance known as passinho in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 11, 2024. (Credit: Silvia Izquierdo/AP.) Listen SÃO PAULO – ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in unison in a Rio de Janeiro favela for the inaugural class of a free course allowing residents of the low-income community ...

Salvador pulses with African roots deeper than anywhere in Brazil—colonial architecture clashes with vibrant favelas where doors stay open and neighbors know every face. Markets overflow with exotic ...