Rio de Janeiro

A Brazilian navy soldier patrols Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 30, 2017

A year after the Rio Olympics, gunfights continue and troops patrol the streets

One of the legacies of the Rio Olympics was supposed to be a safer city. A year later, that promise hasn't been kept and soldiers are patrolling Rio's streets.

A year after the Rio Olympics, gunfights continue and troops patrol the streets
March against house speaker Eduardo Cunha's abortion bill on International Day to End Violence Against Women in Rio de Janeiro

A mother’s fight for abortion rights in evangelical Brazil

A mother’s fight for abortion rights in evangelical Brazil
Residents observe as policemen take up position near an area where two men were found dead on top of the Sao Carlos slums complex in Rio de Janeiro May 15, 2015.

Rio de Janeiro’s pacification program slips back to tactics from its bloody 'War on Drugs'

Rio de Janeiro’s pacification program slips back to tactics from its bloody 'War on Drugs'
Biologist Mario Moscatelli along the shores of Guanabara Bay in Rio

This 'Star Wars rebel' biologist isn't giving up on cleaning Rio's polluted bay

This 'Star Wars rebel' biologist isn't giving up on cleaning Rio's polluted bay
Activists put banner on pedestrian bridge in Rio

Brazil's new idea to fight crime: Sentence teens to adult jails

Brazil's new idea to fight crime: Sentence teens to adult jails
An anti-World Cup "Roman" takes a breather after hours of singing and dancing at a Rio carnival party.

At Rio's carnival, as long as you're dancing, why not make it a protest

This year, Rio's Carnival features protests masquerading as street parties. Protesters are upset about how much the country is spending to host the World Cup.

At Rio's carnival, as long as you're dancing, why not make it a protest