Corpses Line Rio Street After Brazil's Deadliest Operation Against Drug Gangs

Several civil society groups and public security experts criticized the heavy casualties of the military-style raid.
Metro US

Brazil youth voter drive battles apathy – and could help Lula

SAO JOAO DE MERITI, Brazil (Reuters) – In the patio of an evangelical youth group in the rough suburbs of Rio de Janeiro one recent weekday afternoon, 18-year-old Vitoria Rodrigues opened up her ...
CNN

Rio declares dengue emergency as Brazil gears up for Carnival

Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of public health emergency due to an epidemic of dengue fever, just days before Carnival celebrations are set to take place across Brazil. The city’s mayor ...