RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It is one of Rio’s most renowned favelas, the Cidade de Deus made infamous in a film that helped cement a stereotype of the other side of the “Marvelous City” that is host of the ...

It is the scene of an old-time revival, with Pastor Andre Assis laying hands on the young man and diving deep into a religious chant. "Burn! Burn! Burn all the bad, all the evil, all the demons inside ...

RIO DE JANEIRO Leonardo Bento longed for vengeance after a policeman killed his brother five years ago. So when he heard that the new “peace police” force in the City of God slum was offering free ...

Churches preached peace on Sunday in Mathare, a Nairobi slum that has been hit by days of violent demonstrations since last week's disputed presidential vote, but it was opposition leader Raila Odinga ...

In this July 22, 2016 photo, residents move about the slum "Cidade de Deus," or City of God, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The favela was originally a housing project, built in the 1960s during Brazil's ...