This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas ... Many children have to work to support their families. A 1995 survey found that almost five million children in Brazil ...

The residents of Rio de Janeiro's Santo Amaro favela celebrated the inauguration ... which will provide free skateboarding lessons to over 70 children and teenagers. House cancels rest of votes ...

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 ...

AFP HAS GIVEN THE CHILDREN OF THE RIO ... into their daily lives in the favela. The project was the initiative of Christophe Simon, AFP’s chief photographer in Brazil, who when covering the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Four people died on Monday after a fire at a shelter for the homeless in a city in southeastern Brazil, Sao Paulo’s secretariat for public security said. A 42-year-old man was ...