Vila das Torres (Towers Village) is a community of about a thousand homes and small businesses in Madureira, a neighborhood in Rio’s north zone. The community stretches down one street, Rua Dr. Cincinato Lopes (though […]
Rio de Janeiro – In a quick and decisive military sweep, Brazilian security forces seized control of this city’s most notorious slum on Sunday, claiming victory in a weeklong battle against drug gangs that has […]
Clique aqui para Português 4th November 2010–This week residents of Favela do Metrô-Mangueira, close to Maracanã football stadium, awoke to the arrival of removal personnel and demolition crews from the Prefeitura of Rio de Janeiro, […]