AFP HAS GIVEN THE CHILDREN OF THE RIO FAVELA CIDADE DE DEUS (“CITY OF GOD”) A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR PASSION FOR FOOTBALL THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS. AFP has given the children of the rio ...

Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the ... poorly paid sector. Many children have to work to support their families. A 1995 survey found that almost five million children ...

This recalls not only the heritage connected with the dictatorship, but situates their practices within activists’ lived experiences of the colonial state and its attempts to render their murdered ...

An Australian man who went viral in Brazil for befriending gangsters in Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous favela says he wants to use his notoriety to help children he met in the slum. Hugo Cary ...

“Some policemen invade our houses. They turn things upside down, they attack, they even steal our food,” according to one child’s account in the book, which launched Monday. “Sometimes ...

A 39-year-old Chilean tourist identified as Javier Valdés Susarte was found dead at a Rio de Janeiro favela, it was reported Thursday in Brazil's former capital city. Authorities are still ...

AFP, which ran a successful photography training project for children in Rio’s city of god in the run-up to the World Cup, is partnering with a new photography school in the favela. The School, which ...