Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest favela (slum) without firing a shot, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve ...

Plans to surround a Rio de Janeiro favela (slum) with a 650-metre-long concrete barrier have come under fire from environmentalists, human rights activists and residents who describe it as ...

Research on favela tourism in Rio de Janeiro further explores the dynamics of power and representation in slum tourism. It emphasizes the role of tourists as "connectors" who can influence social ...

Favela Cloud Turns A Rio Slum Into An Architectural Heaven Architects propose a new way of looking at high-density urban slums: making space evoke a walk in the clouds.

(Many Brazilian tourists visit too, often entering a favela for the first time.) Brother Fabio used to be part of the problem. Born in the slum in 1973, he grew up to be a hit man with the ...

filled with makeshift communities known as favelas (loosely translated as "slums"). Some favelas are so large that you could consider them cities inside the city. Rocinha, the largest favela in ...

The family members describe how they make a living, and reflect on the quality of life in the favela. Students could ... Students could sketch a typical slum dwelling (pause a scene to help ...

Thirteen-year-old Fabio and 12-year-old Naama live at Favela do Pavao, an enormous slum near Arpoador Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pavao is home to Commando Vermelho (CV), or Red Command ...