Over 100 killed in Brazil’s deadliest police raid as Rio authorities battle drug gangs in favelas

Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in ...

Mapping priority areas to reduce macaw deaths from electric shock in Brazil

The Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), a species endemic to the north of the state of Bahia, Brazil, nearly went extinct in ...

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels

Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the year through July 2025 to its lowest level in nearly a ...

Death toll from Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang rises to 121

The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people ...
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In Rio’s largest favela, used oil becomes soap and social change

Rocinha, in the south of Rio de Janeiro, is, according to official data, the largest of Brazil’s more than 12,000 favelas, or ...