Rio’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close
Bible-bashing drug boss accused of targeting Afro-Brazilian religions and Catholic congregations
June 2024
Carnival of colour: fashion designer Isabela Capeto’s Rio apartment
This 1940s Brazilian home, filled with items reflecting the eclectic taste of its owner, is as breath-taking as the view
May 2024
Brazil’s far right pilloried for Madonna outrage after figures spotted at concert
Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
April 2024
‘My hands went cold’: Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia
The killing of councillor Marielle Franco has inspired a generation of journalists to probe the city’s dangerous underworld
February 2024
‘United in extravagance’: Rio’s working-class carnival ball-slammers
Samba school puts Rio’s long-silenced legacy of slavery at center of carnival
‘We love the adrenaline’: Brazil’s illegal hot-air ballooning scene
‘They’re treating us like thieves’: Rio de Janeiro traders rage as historic flea market shuts
January 2024
The bottom line: Brazilians perfect tans with electrical tape bikinis
Rio de Janeiro’s rooftop tanning salons offer women coveted crisp tan lines with tape, tanning lotion and a spot to sunbathe
December 2023
‘The Party of London’: Rio’s favela funk raves look to the world
Taylor Swift fan died of heat exhaustion at Rio concert, forensics report finds
November 2023
Taylor Swift postpones Rio concert after fan dies amid heatwave
‘Funk is the reality we live’: Rio show celebrates sound of the favela
October 2023
Paramilitary gangs in Brazil torch more than 35 buses in Rio de Janeiro attacks
Criminals reportedly set fire to at least 35 buses, four lorries and a train, apparently in retaliation for the killing of a senior paramilitary leader by police
August 2023
‘The state is murderous’: Brazilians vow justice for 13-year-old boy shot by police
Brazil: at least 45 killed in string of police operations in three states
March 2023
Brazilian TikToker goes viral showing the ‘cheerfulness of the favela’
Raphael Vicente, who has 3 million followers, wants to show that there is much more to favelas than crime and poverty
February 2023
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira remembered in Rio as carnival emerges from Bolsonaro era
‘Carnival of democracy’: celebration returns to Rio after a two-year hiatus
