The former Barcelona star left Atletico Madrid this summer and has moved to Brazil for the next chapter of his career. The ...

Former Barcelona forward Memphis Depay appears to be loving life in Brazil as he was spotted spending time in the favela with locals.

CDC supports the Health Connection project in Maré, a large informal urban community (also known as a ‘favela’ or ‘slum’) in ...

Former Inter star Adriano has written a moving piece chronicling his status as ‘football’s biggest waste’ after a stellar ...

Expo-Favela Innovation has just concluded its three-day event in Rio de Janeiro highlighting the role of favelas in development.

SAO PAULO - A fire swept through a slum on the outskirts of Brazil's biggest city Tuesday, and authorities said hundreds of people had to flee as flames consumed wooden homes. The fire was brought ...

Recent census data reveals a stark reality: favelas, or informal settlements, are growing at an alarming rate. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE reports that 16.4 million ...

Brazil has 16.390 million people living in favelas countrywide. The amount represents 8.1 percent of the national population (203M)—in other words, eight out of every 100 people live in these areas.

In 2010, 6,329 Favelas and Urban Communities were identified, being inhabited by 11,425,644 persons, or 6.0% of the population in Brazil that year. Among the 12,348 Favelas and urban Communities in ...

IBGE civil servants, authorities and members of civil society participate in the release of results about favelas and urban communities - Photo: Akinyemi Adesola/IBGE The Brazilian Institute of ...

At the turn of the millennium, Adriano earned a call-up to ... is the boy from the slums who was touched by God. 'Do you understand now? Adriano did not disappear into the favelas.