The game-changing K-pop boy band BTS has returned after a nearly four-year musical hiatus. The 14-track album from the septet ...

Awaiting registration at Corinthians, Jesse Lingard visited Heliópolis, São Paulo’s largest favela by area, to film the second part of “Do Reino à Favela”, the video first shown in his announcement on ...

“Favela” is a song about outgrowing your own story while still living inside it. Romantic momentum, financial memory, and mid-twenties ambition collide at the same time, in the same breath. Fresh off ...

KhakiKid opens his 2026 account with “Favela,” a vibrant new single that sets the tone for his forthcoming five-track EP Girl Bites Dog, landing April 17th. The release follows a milestone moment for ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

Brazilian favelas are home to a predominantly young, black, working-class population with concrete plans for the future. At the same time, they face persistent structural challenges in areas ranging ...

When the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) took over the brightly-colored hillside favelas in São Paulo, Brazil’s most powerful gang also brought the criminal underworld under ...

The "often-stigmatised territories" of Rio de Janeiro are experiencing a tourist boom, and it's pumping cash into low-income communities. As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, ...

Trending destinations are often those boasting incredible natural scenery, impressive historical monuments, cultural hubs or world-class food. But now, in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro's favelas are seeing ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city's favelas to learn more about ...

Tyler Shipley is an editor for GameRant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...