Some 500 soldiers, some in armored vehicles, swept into Rio de Janeiro’s Rocinha favela Tuesday to support a police raid after gun fights broke out between rival drug gangs. Officials said the ...

Brazilian soldiers deployed Friday to help Rio de Janeiro police after heavily armed drug traffickers rampaged through the country’s most heavily populated favela, spraying bullets in the built-up ...

“This favela is one of the safest places in the whole of Rio,” claimed my guide, Johan Gama, a 22-year-old local resident. “The gangs have their own rule system to keep the peace. If someone dares to ...

United by grief, mothers in Brazil demand reparations after police killed their sons - A group of Brazilian mothers whose ...

Deadly police raids in Rio favelas leave 64 dead as authorities target Comando Vermelho gang amid drones, gunfire, and chaos.

About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects ...

High above Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches, sprawling hillside neighborhoods known as favelas have grown into dense communities housing millions. Many began as improvised settlements built by freed ...

Around 200 people were trapped at the top of a popular Rio de Janeiro tourist spot during a police operation in the Vidigal favela of the city, according to local media. The trail leading to the top ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian police operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas on Wednesday killed seven presumed drug traffickers, including a gang chief, as well as a local resident caught in the crossfire ...

RIO DE JANEIRO(Reuters) - Leaders of Rio de Janeiro's heavily armed drug gangs agree on at least one thing with the head of Brazil's army: An ongoing military intervention cannot solve the soaring ...

“This favela is one of the safest places in the whole of Rio,” claimed my guide, Johan Gama, a 22-year-old local resident. “The gangs have their own rule system to keep the ...