A walk through Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal favela is a full sensory experience on any given day. The smell of grilled meat mixes with that of exhaust from motorcycle taxis traversing the slum’s corridors ...

With millions of Brazilians living in hard-to-reach areas, consumers in these vibrant communities are often locked out of the digital world, particularly in areas such as e-commerce. Some 17 million ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 20-minute drive ...

Yet its favelas have remained stark symbols of lawlessness, gross income disparities between rich and poor, and Brazil’s still-deep racial divide. In the 2010 census, 51 percent of Brazilians defined ...

In Brazil, 12 million families -- up to 60 million people -- live in slums, known as "favelas" in Portuguese, and 55 million people do not have access to a sewage system. Until now, the Catholic ...

More than 2,000 Brazilian soldiers stormed into a Rio de Janeiro slum complex Saturday with armored personnel carriers and helicopters in a bid to improve security two months before the start of the ...

Need a place to stay for the World Cup? NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Elliot Rosenberg of Favela Experience, a company that offers inexpensive... Favela Experience, For A Taste Of Authentic Brazilian ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most impoverished and violent favelas. One of its residents, ...