The initiative, launched by Yoganaya International School and company Mude, will train around 180 future teachers from ...

Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in unison in a Rio de Janeiro favela on Wednesday for the inaugural ...

Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in Rio de Janeiro for the inaugural class of a free course allowing ...

Brazil's government has pledged $1.7bn (£850m) to improve conditions in Rio de Janeiro's huge shantytowns, or favelas, in an effort to beat organised crime. More than one million people live in the ...

A police operation targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, has left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest raids the city has ...

Told through the eyes of Rocket, a young aspiring photographer, the Brazilian masterpiece charts the violent rise of gang ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the ...

Rio’s police have used helicopters to shoot at targets, even in densely populated residential areas, and video showed shots being fired from the favela at the aircraft.