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Fire in the Favelas: Brazilian Police Storm Rio de Janeiro’s Infamous Hills

In Rio, where rainforest meets surf and glass balconies overlook stacked mosaics of tin and prayer, I learned that the state, ...
New York Post

Traveler unveils wild cost of drugs in open-air markets in Brazilian slums

The world has gained a rare glimpse inside one of Brazil’s most notorious slums where people brandish guns and grenades like fashion accessories and sell drugs in open-air markets for “insane” ...
Los Angeles Times

Brazil has a new biggest favela, and it’s not in Rio de Janeiro

SOL NASCENTE, Brazil — The buzzing main avenue of this poor Brazilian neighborhood is filled with people popping off buses after work or grabbing a bite. Teens attend an open-air rap battle and ...
Digital Journal

Police raid leaves 11 dead in Rio favela: Brazil authorities

Relatives of people killed or injured during a May 24, 2022 police raid of a favela in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro gather outside a hospital - Copyright AFP Wakil KOHSAR ...
Time

Brazil: The Law of the Favelas

Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are the dregs of a city, teeming slums where the crime rate makes Harlem tame by comparison. The pastel-painted shantytowns with their deceptive names—”Pleasure Hill,” ...
Wired

In Brazil’s Favelas, Esports Is an Unlikely Source of Hope

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