RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities launched a mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro that sent a force of nearly 2,000 military and civil officers into 10 low income neighborhoods Monday seeking to regain control of areas dominated by organized crime. The officers deployed in the city’s western zone, an area that has been the target of intense territorial disputes involving …
RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. A youth strikes a pose after performing street dance style known as passinho in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Reflected in a motorcycle side mirror, a woman performs a street dance style …
