NITEROI, Brazil -- They are all gone. The Evangelical church where worshippers were praying. A day care center where children were playing. The pizza parlor where a family was eating. All were buried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police exchanged fire with gunmen Thursday when they raided one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums to arrest alleged ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro’s international airport before dawn Sunday in the latest security ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Top officials from Rio de Janeiro said Friday they want elite federal police and possibly army troops sent to the city to help quell a wave of violence in so-called "pacified" ...

More than 2,000 Brazilian soldiers stormed into a Rio de Janeiro slum complex Saturday with armored personnel carriers and helicopters in a bid to improve security two months before the start of the ...

Their professionalism and skill is only exceeded by their admitted corruption. <br><br>Meanwhile, the narcotics industry is alive and well in Rio's slums; estimates are that in some areas of the ...

(New throughout, updates with decision on federal support, adds governor's comment) RIO DE JANEIRO, March 21 (Reuters) - Brazil will deploy federal troops to Rio de Janeiro to help quell a surge in ...

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