Tag: Mare favela

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:05 UTC

  Army occupies favela in Rio because police was unable to retain control

  

  With only 68 days to the World Cup some 2,700 Brazilian troops seized control Saturday of the Mare favela, shantytowns complex, which is considered Rio de Janeiro's last major drug-gang stronghold and located in a strategic area for security reasons: a through area for the city's airport and the Maracaná stadium.

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 05:58 UTC

  Scottish oil worker killed during a carjacking incident in Rio do Janeiro

  

  The feeling of insecurity in Brazil's main cities peaked again last week when it was reported that a British oil worker had been shot dead by two men in Rio de Janeiro, a Scottish newspaper reported Saturday.