Soccer in South America is a staple, and a tournament by a soccer program based in Los Angeles is what's new in one community ...

It's as if the 13 million people who live in slums in Brazil don't exist. There's been no policy to look after the country's favelas, we're being left to fend for ourselves." The residents are ...

This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas in Brazil. Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city. It is built on a steep ...

Rebeca Andrade grew up in a favela in the outskirts of Guarulhos, São Paulo — one of many overcrowded slums with houses that look like shacks near Brazil’s city centers. The gymnast says that ...

Listen to the documentary Lethal force in Rio's favelas Brazil's racial reckoning: 'Black lives matter here, too' According to local news, the gang targeted in this raid engages in drug ...

The Brazilian Federal Police announced that beginning ... can be cleaned from organized crime and the drug cartels operating mostly in the favelas, where millions of Brazilians live, next to ...

A pretty hip night spot, with a tropical atmosphere, La Favela Chic is a Franco-Brazilian bar, club and restaurant, situated close to La Place de la République. La Favela Chic serves good Brazilian ...

The country has turned into a vast inferno, with at least 11.3 million hectares devastated this year, almost 10 times the ...

Do I need travel insurance to visit Brazil? Brazil no longer requires visitors ... Tin Leg Gold is one of the top-selling travel insurance policies among LA Times visitors thanks to its extremely ...

Switzerland and Brazil, Netflix is launching dating reality show Love is Blind: Mexico on Thursday (Aug. 1), featuring a theme song by Joss Favela. That song is "Cosas Mágicas," a romantic single ...