The Brazilian flag served as an emblem of Jair Bolsonaro's far-right populist politics. But now designers like Abacaxi are reclaiming it for all Brazilians and celebrating the style of the favelas ...

Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in Rio de Janeiro for the inaugural class of a free course allowing ...

Brazil's flag served as an emblem of Jair Bolsonaro's far-right populist politics. Now designers like Abacaxi are reclaiming it for all Brazilians and celebrating the style of the favelas at the ...

Brazilian designer Abacaxi is on a mission to reclaim the national flag from its recent political connotations and celebrate the vibrant culture of the favelas.

For the first time since poverty and lack of opportunity caused favelas to mushroom, Brazil’s biggest low-income neighborhood isn’t in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro's favelas are the dregs of a city, teeming slums where the crime rate makes Harlem tame by comparison. The pastel-painted shantytowns with their deceptive ...

Brazil's statistics and geography institute will start using "favelas and urban communities" to describe thousands of poor urban neighborhoods.

Temps soar in Brazil's summer (from December to March). Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for a favela home.

Plant-covered roofs could help chill Brazil’s heat-stricken favelas How one group in Rio de Janeiro teamed up with researchers to adapt green roof technology for their community.

Brazilian chef Ana Lucia Costa is putting the finishing touches on an exquisite dish of marinated pork loin with lime and ginger, preparing to serve around 100 diners.

The number of households in Sol Nascente has swelled 31% since 2010 to more than 32,000, surpassing Rio's hillside Rocinha favela that had been Brazil’s most populous, according to preliminary ...