A walk through Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal favela is a full sensory experience on any given day. The smell of grilled meat mixes with that of exhaust from motorcycle taxis traversing the slum’s corridors ...

Brazil is a flourishing democracy and regional superpower, with a robust annual growth rate and the world’s eighth-largest economy. Yet its favelas have remained stark symbols of lawlessness, gross ...

A portrait of the Brazilian singer Seu Jorge. LONDON, Nov. 10, 2008 -- Brazilian singer-actor Seu Jorge has accomplished what most of his peers could barely imagine. Born and raised in a violent and ...

Venezuelan refugees flood Brazil's border slums after mud-knee treks guided by smugglers, fleeing Maduro's foodless hell for rice packs and family reunions. Volunteers like Tulio build job pipelines ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two documentaries set in Brazil that premiered last week at New York's Tribeca film festival take a raw look at how destitute Brazilian families grapple with hardships including ...

During a shootout this weekend, 29 people were killed, including three policemen in a helicopter downed by gunfire. Today, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised a crackdown in the ...