When I first arrived in Rio de Janeiro, the city struck me like a revelation. The Atlantic rainforest spilled down from the highlands and pressed against the edge of the sea, where the famous beaches ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid in several Rio de Janeiro’s low-income neighborhoods has left at least nine people dead and six injured, police said in a statement. The raids Tuesday targeted ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas on Tuesday, setting off fierce gun battles that left more than 100 dead ...

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 more than 100 people ...

Solar power brings hope to Rio’s favelas Rio de Janeiro, famous for its sunshine, is now seeing that same light spark a clean energy transformation in its favelas. In Babilônia, local leader Dinei ...

BRASÍLIA - At least 64 people were killed Tuesday in a massive police operation against one of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organizations. Members of Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, responded to ...

At least 132 people, including four law enforcement officers, were killed Tuesday during a large-scale Brazilian police raid in Rio de Janeiro, according to media reports. The operation, which took ...

BUENOS AIRES — At least 64 people, including four police officers, were killed in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro during a police operation targeting the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, crime ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s state government has deployed hundreds of police officers to three of the city’s sprawling and low-income neighborhoods. Authorities say are they aiming to clamp ...

Residents watch the Women's World Cup match between Brazil and Jamaica, on a television set up by the Mandela Stars Project, in the Manguinhos favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 2, ...