‘It’s one of those lifetime things’: viral videos turn Rio favela rooftop into tourist hotspot

People from across the world queue for hours to get a video taken on the famous ‘Gateway to Heaven’ rooftop in the heart of Brazil’s most iconic city ...
Local News 8

How organizers are harnessing solar energy to help Rio de Janeiro's favelas

A general view of the Rocinha favela as the England team visit Complexo Esportivo da Rocinha on June 9, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In September 2023, as a heat wave pushed temperatures in Brazil ...
Reuters

Music group offers lifeline for Rio's favela youth

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - With their thunderous, catchy rhythms, samba-influenced dance routines and infectious enthusiasm, AfroReggae could be mistaken for just another Brazilian band that has made it ...