Tag: favela
Voices Rise Against “Gaza Wall” Around Rio Favela, in Brazil
Environmentalists, human rights activists and residents of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are opposing plans ...
Brazil Hopes Mega Reurbanization Project Will Steal Drug Traffickers’ Thunder
It was a rare scene: Brazil's president and his entourage visiting a favela in ...
Gaza Gets All Attention, But Brazil Favela’s Tragedy Is Much More Gruesome
It’s no great assumption that there is disproportionate coverage on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But ...
Brazil to Spend US$ 1.7 Billion to Help Over 1 Million in Rio’s Slums
The Brazilian government will spend US$ 1.7 billion to bring running water and other ...
Brazil’s Lula Decides to Compete with Mobsters Offering Help to Favelas
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this Monday, July 1st, in Rio ...
Brazil’s Anti-Drug Operation Kills 19, But Doesn’t Nab Drug Lord
After a police operation, which lasted more than six hours, left at least 19 ...
Six Youngsters Massacred in Brazil, Again. Police Are Suspect
One week after seven minors were killed and dismembered in a Rio de Janeiro ...
Co-ops and Leases Make Doing Crime More Affordable in Brazil
Five years ago, a German-made Heckler & Koch (HG) G3 battle rifle, capable of ...
Our Own Minimally Invasive Library Thrives in a Brazilian Favela
The idea originated from an article read during the time I was taking an ...
Brazilian Army Caves in to Favela’s Drug Dealers
The Brazilian Army withdrew Monday, March 13, from several Rio de Janeiro favelas (shantytowns) ...