Pasadena Unified School District celebrated its class of 2026 this week with five graduation ceremonies held inside the ...

Keven Nascimento shows how to control the ball during soccer training held by the Street Child United Brazil social project ...

Brazilian youths from Rio's favelas are finding hope and opportunities through soccer, participating in international ...

João Victor Gonçalves, from one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest favelas, has achieved a dream by playing soccer internationally.

When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest and most violent favelas, little ...

A favela is an informal urban settlement in Brazil - historically defined by precarious land tenure, self-built housing and a dense, working-class community. The 2022 IBGE census officially renamed ...

Once notorious no-go areas, Rio's sprawling favelas are now drawing more tourists than some of its most famous monuments. But is visiting safe and ethical? It's 05:47 on a Wednesday morning in May, ...

Summer heat hits hard in densely packed neighborhoods. Cement buildings absorb the sun all day long and trap high temperatures inside homes. Families struggle to stay cool when air conditioning ...

Premiering in the international competition at Visions du Réel, “Saudades Eternas” is the feature debut of visual artist and director Emma Boccanfuso, drawn from years spent filming inside Rio de ...

CU Boulder sociologist Molly Todd finds that community newspapers were vital for people living in Brazil’s favelas during the COVID-19 pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Rio de Janeiro in early ...

A Sinaloa Cartel operative was sentenced to 15 years in prison for running a major drug pipeline through Georgia. Jose Favela admitted to storing 800 kilograms of narcotics at ranches in Monroe and ...