There's a lot to like and dislike in Rio de Janeiro, but it's these contradictions that create a gravity-like pull that lures you in ...

At the tour's end, the group ordered caipirinhas at a bar and exchanged smiles with the locals, who thanked them for their business. For many favela residents, tourism is a lifeline in neighborhoods ...

In January, Olivia travelled to the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro, where she reconnected with friends at Vivendo Um Sonho Surf (VUSS), a local surf school in Rio’s Rocinha favela.

The school, Favela Phoenix, was started by Jody King, a British man who after working as a tour guide in Rocinha fell in love with the community and began a new life there.

Eleanor Hughes takes us on a tour of Rocinha Favela, the largest slum in Brazil . . .Pedro, our guide, meets us outside Copacabana Palace Hotel, an opulent-looking, white, multi-storeyed building ...

Armstrong, the favela tour guide, said he worries authorities are transferring the blame for the tourist's death from the police to the tourism sector. "There will be a day when travel agencies will ...

Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela that was home to about 70,000 people as of the latest census, is a geographic bowl with brick homes covering its slopes and overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

The Rocinha favela stands out from a hillside in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 16, 2020. Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela, is home to about 70,000 people as of the latest census.