The police said they planned the raids for months and expected a high death toll. The city will host global leaders next week ...

Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in ...

B efore dawn on October 28th, security forces advanced into dozens of slums in Rio de Janeiro. Their targets were the leaders ...

A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...

Brazil’s demographic makeup has been diverse since colonial times, with indigenous populations, enslaved Africans, and European settlers forming the foundation of the country’s ethnic composition.

Several civil society groups and public security experts criticized the heavy casualties of the military-style raid.

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil’s recent history, with human rights organisations calling for ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de ...

At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S ...

Read through Brazil's World Cup history, records and memorable moments. Follow their road to the tournament with the latest on their fixtures, group and coach. Brazil will be competing at the FIFA ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost ...