Recent census data reveals a stark reality: favelas, or informal settlements, are growing at an alarming rate. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE reports that 16.4 million ...
Five favelas were targeted by around 1,300 police and 3,600 troops in a sweep starting at 4 a.m., the Rio state security service said in a statement. Their main goal was to stop gangs behind a ...
A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals ...
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