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

More than 100 people are said to have been shot dead as violence engulfed this city famous for its sunshine-kissed beaches.

Rio de Janeiro has been gripped by some of its fiercest urban violence in years after large-scale police operations against ...

Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid. Residents in the Vila Cruzeiro ...

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.

This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of a Bolivian drug ...

Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in ...

A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...

In Brazil, at least 64 people were reported dead during a massive raid on a favela in Rio de Janeiro. Over 2,500 law enforcement agents stormed the favela, home to some 300,000 people, as authorities ...

In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil’s largest cities, police operations are carried out in areas with a strong ...

Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel on famous Brazilian songs heard from the favelas to the stadiums. (10 o'clock hour) Rhythm Planet host Tom Schnabel on famous Brazilian songs heard from the favelas to ...

At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security ...