A collection of articles and videos about crime and violence issues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
For five years, Rio de Janeiro was Stephanie Nolen’s home base as she showed Globe readers the lives and struggles of Latin America. Now, as she mo...
IN THE warren of alleyways that make up Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela, the air is heavy with foreboding. A feud between factions of the Amigos d...
Ruthless mafia-like militias have taken over much of the Brazilian city, killing whomever they want, from City Council members to bird thieves.
The Rio you won’t see at the Olympics Watch part 1, "2016 Olympics: What Rio doesn’t want the world to see"
Led by an indomitable teacher, ballet students in a poor district didn’t let the closure of their school stop them from dancing — or from deliverin...
The Museo Nacional houses artefacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil
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