As World Cup travelers in Brazil flock to Rio de Janeiro for the tournament's final, many are staying in newly pacified favelas, or low-income neighborhoods. Among the most popular is Vidigal, which ...

Officials in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area are increasingly complaining that the so-called “pacification” of favelas is displacing violence to the city’s periphery. The hard evidence for this ...

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor has announced new funding and a new name for a program meant to complement the city’s police “pacification” with increased social services, but it will take more than a facelift ...

For 18 years Jeff Halper has been on the front lines of the Israel-Palestine conflict, helping to rebuild Palestinian homes in the occupied territories demolished by Israel. As he prepares to step ...

Brazilian troops backed by helicopters and armoured cars occupied Rio's largest slum without violence on Sunday, a big step in the city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs in the ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday underlined the urgent need for pacification in the Middle East. During the reception of Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun - a Maronite Christian - in the Vatican, Pope Leo ...

What makes Pacification a brilliant movie is also what makes it a real endurance test to watch. Albert Serra’s latest film wraps up political intrigue and conspiracy in a mundane bow that is probably ...