In Brasil, 16 million people live in favelas, a population larger than that of many countries. So, how do we deal with ...

The 2024 edition of the United Nations report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World showed that the number of ...

Still, there were narrow pedestrian alleyways below. Kites have a long history in Brazil and are particularly popular in Rio’s favelas, the poor neighborhoods often clinging to the mountains ...

In charting a tale about a female bandit’s rise to power within a gang-controlled favela of Rio de Janeiro, ‘Outlaw‘ employs ...

The Brazillian Netflix crime film, ‘Outlaw,’ directed by João Wainer, presents the thrilling story of a young woman’s rise to ...

Environmental activists in South America are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. A growing network of ...

Nobody likes Antony.Or so it seems. Reviled by Ajax fans for striking to force a move to United, reviled by opposition fans ...

Building on a legacy that profoundly shaped national culture, ‘City of God: The Fight Rages On’ had a significant challenge ...

The country has turned into a vast inferno, with at least 11.3 million hectares devastated this year, almost 10 times the ...

There were some who found the violent coming-of-age drama to be exploitative, fetishizing poverty and crime in the Brazilian favelas without digging deeper than misery. Wilson’s estranged ...

By the 2000s, the genre reached a new level of popularity and became an important cultural expression of the favelas, symbolising resistance and struggle. Through music, the youth in the favelas ...

Stay with Action News and Brian Taff all week long as we give you the sights and sounds of Brazil's most populated city, São ...