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How Slum Tourism Can Be a Good Thing
I spoke to Fabian Frenzel who has written a new book arguing about the positive impacts of tourists' fascination with poverty.
Cops in Rio keep killing people ahead of Brazil's Olympics, report says
The Human Rights Watch report claims police are killing nearly two people a day, many of them extrajudicially. Interviews with police detail how they cover up the killings.
Favela Jiu Jitsu: Ninety-Degree New Year
The Terere Kids Project ends the year preparing to send its first sponsored athlete abroad to compete in IBJJF Pan Kids in California.
Growing Basketball in Brazil's Favelas
The NBA is partnering with Rio de Janeiro's sport secretary of state to develop basketball in the largest favela in Rio.
What It’s Like to Hold a Food Festival in a Rio de Janeiro Slum
Rio de Janeiro’s Comida de Favela food festival sees restaurants from the Maré shanty complex—notorious for its competing gang factions—take part in a month-long competition to find the favela’s best dish.
Photographing the Families of Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
Antonello Veneri's latest project, "Interiores da Maré," documents the lives and homes of people living in the city's infamous slums.
The Mayor of São Paulo Talks Public Health, Protests and Brazil's Drug Problems
"Sometimes regular civilians are less intimidating than a police officer. I really believe in the power of social control coming from within the community itself."
Favela's New Single "Future Visions" Sounds a Bit Like Being Day Drunk on Gin
This track is the perfect accompaniment to clammy summer days and sunburned summer evenings.
VICE News Capsule - Monday, April 6
Today on VICE News Capsule: Syrian rebels ransack economic zone in Jordan, protests against police violence in Rio de Janeiro, Italian authorities rescue around 1,500 migrants in under 24 hours, and what a strong U.S. dollar really means.
How one startup mapped Brazil's confusing favelas
The Friendly Mailman is a clever solution to a uniquely Brazilian problem.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a Lebanese restaurant pissed people in Harrow off with a Saddam Hussein poster.
VICE on HBO Season 2 Debriefs: Afghan Money Pit & The Pacification of Rio
Shane Smith discusses the $100B of US funds used in Afghanistan and Ben Anderson talks about Rio's drug and murder dilemma.