Tag: favela
Without Police, Rio’s Drug Lords Show Who Are the Bosses in the Favelas
After the Brazilian government spent tens of millions of dollars securing the city of ...
12 Million Brazilians Live in Shantytowns. 94% Say They Are Happy
A survey conducted in 63 slums, or favelas, in 35 cities throughout Brazil, shows ...
Brazilian Army Trying to Wrestle Back Rio Favela Lost to Drug Dealers
While Brazil was celebrating this September 7 its 1822 independence from Portugal – a ...
With Army Help Rio Takes Over “Heart of the Evil” in Clean-Up Effort for 2016 Olympics
Rio’s Public Security Secretary José Mariano Beltrame described the police raid on the Alemão ...
Brazilian Army Helps Rio Police Take Back Favelas Occupied by Drug Lords
With the help of 800 men from the Brazilian Army, the Rio de Janeiro ...
Urban War Between Drug Lords and Police Erupts Again in Rio Leaving 30 Dead
Despite the massive presence of the police on the streets of Rio de Janeiro ...
Rio Removes Thousands from Favelas and Promises Them a Home
Thousands of Brazil’s favela (shantytown) residents were evacuated by Brazilian authorities on Sunday so ...
Vigilante Groups in Brazil Trump Drug Gangs and Become Rio’s New Authority
The push of vigilante groups in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas (shantytowns) in the last ...
3.5 Dead for 1 Injured: Bonus for Cops in Brazil Doubles Number of Killed Suspects
The growing number of police killings of suspected criminals in Rio de Janeiro's war ...
Brazil’s Supreme Justice Wants Army in Rio to Clean Favelas for Olympics
Former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso's party, the PSDB (Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy), ...