Young Brazilian female footballers are hopeful that their country playing host to the 2027 Women's World Cup will boost the sport in the South American nation.

Young women are taking part in soccer training sessions at the Complexo da Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro. They're ...

The rod pierced through his liver and and reached the top of his diaphragm After just three days in intensive care he was discharged to a general ward A man miraculously avoided death after being ...

His family rushed him from his home in the Complexo do Alem o slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a local hospital. But medics were unable to save his life and he died soon after. Nesaku ...

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Despite the severity of the incident, the man remarkably suffered no lasting complications and was discharged to a general ward after just three days, with stable vital signs upon admission to ...

Some people were allowed to buy these homes, and were given legal rights to the land. In Complexo de Alemao (German complex) favela, improvements included providing 26,000 residents with access to ...

partner.” Ramerindo says that she lived most of her life with her family in the Complexo do Chapadão (in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro). Low family income and other factors caused her to ...

A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, the biggest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro and one of the most impoverished and violent. One of its ...