The operation took place in the northern suburb of Vila Cruzeiro, where dozens of police officers from the Rio de Janeiro as well as the Federal Highway forces arrived at 5am local time.

The protests in Rio de Janeiro took place a week after a deadly police raid in a slum in the city Thousands of black Brazilians have demonstrated against racism and police violence, on the ...

Yesterday we posted a story on the furore surrounding the logo for the Rio 2016 Olympics, which was unveiled on New Year’s Eve. Today we take a closer look at the work itself. Yesterday we posted a ...

Armed marine officers descended on the streets of Niteroi on Friday morning About 2,500 police officers and military personnel have raided a suburb of Brazil's second largest city, Rio de Janeiro.

A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals ...

“Rio is not a place for this mess. I ordered the police to arrest, take to the police station and then out of Rio,” Castro said. PHOTOS: More than 250 fans of Uruguay's Penarol detained in Rio ...

the Rio Police Department said. The Police Department said it has identified the staff member involved and the person will not be named until the investigation is completed and charges are filed ...

13th November 2024: We added new RAID codes. Even if you're not into mobile gaming, chances are you've heard of RAID Shadow Legends. With a big marketing push that involves A-list stars like Jeff ...

Latin America’s first Paralympics will be remembered as the peoples’ Games where the people of Rio turned out in their droves to support athletes of all countries. Rio 2016 arguably did more for the ...

More than 200 supporters of Peñarol were detained Wednesday after clashing with law enforcement ahead of their team's Copa Libertadores semifinal match against Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro police said.