Nicole Froio
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...
Brazil Wants to Tear Down an Indigenous Museum to Put Up a Parking Lot
The Brazilian government wants to destroy the Museum of Indian Culture in Rio de Janeiro to build a parking lot for the new World Cup stadium that sits next door.
