Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for a favela home.

For favelas like Parque Arará ... Jill Langlois is an independent journalist based in São Paulo, Brazil. She has been freelancing from the largest city in the western hemisphere since 2010 ...

One victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in ...

Amongst all the Brazilian fighters in the UFC, Charles Oliveira's name is synonymous with the favelas, the impoverished ...