How organised crime took over areas of Rio de Janeiro – and why violent police raids won’t fix the problem

Robert Muggah, an expert in organised crime in Brazil, explains the origins of the Commando Vermehlo, the gang targeted in a ...

Farmers in Brazil are restoring biodiversity to grow resilient crops

National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi visited Brazil to document how one family farm is working with nature to ...

Brazil's favelas struggle to count their dead as coronavirus rages

Before they can even start the grim task of tallying coronavirus deaths in Brazil's favelas, Ana Paula Sales and her team must negotiate access with the drug traffickers and armed militias that run ...

Bloodshed eases in Brazilian favelas after court ban on police raids

Andre Dread was on his rounds handing out food parcels to poor families in City of God, one of Brazil's most notorious slums, in May when the familiar sound of gunfire from a police raid sent him ...
International Institute for Environment and Development

Five years on: how Brazil’s Zero Eviction Campaign is driving policy change for housing justice

A seminar marking five years of a national campaign in Brazil to end forced eviction was a timely moment for IIED and ...