How Brazil's deadliest police raid turned into a bloodbath

Both forces have tactical units, including the military police’s BOPE division, which has been involved in some of Brazil's ...
insider.si.edu

Favela rising [videorecording] / Thinkfilm & HBO/Cinemax Documentary films ; Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary ; produced and directed by Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Documentary. Bonus features: Behind the documentary ; AfroReggae music video. Documents how former drug-trafficker Anderson Sa, and Jose Junior's Grupo ...
Moviefone

Favela Government

Brazil's "Red Command" drug cartel is considered a plague by the government. But for the people of the favelas they control, Red Command *is* the government. They’re the de facto leadership of the ...
NPR

Brazil's favela residents are demanding a say in climate talks

As Brazil prepares to host COP30, residents of Rio de Janeiro's favelas are mobilizing to make sure the voices of the world's informal settlements aren't left out of global climate talks. The 2025 ...