RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — For as long as anyone can remember, the cracked asphalt soccer field in the Roquete Pinto slum was off-limits to children — "reserved" by gangs selling marijuana and cocaine.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Five years ago, Rio de Janeiro’s “favela” hillside slums had such a bad rap that they were virtual no-go zones, where drug lords laid down the law and outsiders set foot at their ...

In an alley of the only Rio slum where shootouts are not people's daily bread, a cop and a drug dealer chat and joke around. But then a movie director shouts "action!" and the scene reverberates and ...

(New throughout, updates with decision on federal support, adds governor's comment) RIO DE JANEIRO, March 21 (Reuters) - Brazil will deploy federal troops to Rio de Janeiro to help quell a surge in ...