Com a força da trend de vídeos feitos por drones, a maior comunidade do Brasil vira um fenômeno digital que atrai milhares de ...

Passinho or “little step” began with small groups performing at parties inside Rio’s favelas, but has since spread, helping to break the stigma of the communities usually known for violence and drug ...

Rocinha, in the south of Rio de Janeiro, is, according to official data, the largest of Brazil’s more than 12,000 favelas, or inner-city communities. It has a population of just over 72,000, and the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city's favelas to learn more ...

The favela of Rocinha, in south Rio, often referred to as one of the largest in Latin America, is inaugurating its new selective collection center Rocinha Recicla (“Rocinha recycles”) today (Jun 8), ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rio de Janeiro saw a record 2.1 million international tourists in 2025, as tourism spread beyond traditional landmarks to places ...

Project Ecomoda (“ecofashion”) makes clothes and accessories out of donations and scrap materials found around the communityTomaz Silva/Agência Brasil The place in Rio's Rocinha slum that is known as ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — High on a hill in South America’s largest slum, Samantha Almeida startled at the latest volley of gunfire. It was close. Too close. She knew she had to get her girls moving. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city’s favelas to learn more ...