Favelas
A Visit to One of Brazil's Largest Marketplaces Before World Cup Raids
It was the biggest open-air market in all of Brazil and the nexus of the local economy. Now it's gone.
A Visit to One of Brazil's Largest Marketplaces Before The World Cup Raids
The vast majority of Salvador's population, who live in slums, are not allowed inside the city's new shopping malls. So this became the key place for the poorer 85 percent of the population to buy its food and other groceries.
Brazilian Police Strike Again and Might Walk Out During the World Cup
Officers are demanding pay rises in line with inflation, and a police strike during the World Cup could have disastrous effects.
Meet the Elite Cops Cleaning Up Rio's Favelas
Cavieras are the elite police force called into Rio’s favelas when conflicts become too heavy for the regular cops to handle.
Meet the Elite Cops Charged with Cleaning Up Rio's Favelas
Rio de Janeiro’s Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) are the elite police force who intervene when conflicts become too heavy for regular cops to handle. With a recent spate of murders leading up to the World Cup, it’s clear that tensions are rising as...
'Pacified' Favelas Rise Up in Fatal Protests Over Alleged Police Killings
Violence erupted over a popular TV dancer reportedly killed by Brazilian police in a favela near the Copacabana beach on Tuesday.
VICE News Capsule - Monday, March 24
Protests in Bahrain, Ethiopia's dam project, Spain austerity protests and Brazil pacifying its favelas.
In Photos: The Social Media of Brazil's Gang Wars
Gang members are using services like Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp to both flaunt their power and threaten their enemies.
Brazil’s Drug Dealers Are in Love With Social Media
The increasing internet access in the country's favelas now serves as a direct, real-time window into the lives of those in drug crime.
Crime in Brazil Could Derail the World Cup
The fate of this summer's World Cup in Brazil may depend on the country's favelas, gang-run slums police are desperate to get under control.
What Rio's Favela 'Pacification' Program Looks Like From the Streets
Brazilian police are cracking down on drugs and crime in the run up to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The program stands to forever alter Rio's famed slums. Photographer Raphael Fabrés is documenting the complicated effort.
Music Video Premiere: Leo Justi - "O Homen Mau (Sniper Queen)"
Patrolling the rooftops of Rio de Janeiro, Sniper Queen wears his unmistakable fur coat and shiny wrestling tights, portraying himself as a superhero with a sniper rifle.