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Police Officer Shot in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Dies; Second Police Death in 24 Hours

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - State police officer Fellipe Brasileiro Pinheiro, 34 years old, who was shot in an operation in the Complexo do Alemão,...

Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Favela has 28 Shootings in 30 Days

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the international spotlight on the Carnival celebrations this weekend (February 24th to 28th), and...

Co-Working Space Opens in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Favela

By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Saturday 17th December, one of Rio’s largest favela communities, Complexo do Alemão, saw the...

Complexo do Alemão Favela Protests After Ten-Year Old Killed

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Residents of Complexo do Alemão made a protest calling for peace and justice in the...

Four Rio Police Officers Shot in Complexo do Alemão

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A clash between police and alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro lead to...

Rio Police Arrest 26 in Complexo do Alemão: Daily

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Thursday, September 18th, Rio Civil Police apprehended 26 members of an alleged drug...

UPP Captian Killed in Complexo do Alemão: Daily

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Captain is dead after being shot on Thursday, September...

Gunfire at Complexo do Alemão Race

By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Civil Police in Rio have identified those responsible for firing shots just...

Tourism at Complexo do Alemão: Daily

By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister of Tourism for Brazil, Gaston Vieira, visited the Complexo do Alemão on Monday in...

More Violence in Complexo do Alemão

By Andrew Willis, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Violence in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão continues with the death of two police officers...

More Computers for Complexo do Alemão

By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new computer course in Complexo do Alemão – a sprawling group of fourteen favelas...

Police Killed in Complexo do Alemão UPP

By Jay Forte and Tracy Woodley, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – An attack by suspected gang members in the Complexo do Alemão favela...

Gun Wounds Down in Complexo do Alemão

By Melissa Rossi, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since the pacification and UPP installation in Complexo do Alemão and surrounding favela communities in...

Army Set to Leave Complexo do Alemão

By Melissa Rossi, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The official withdrawal of the Brazilian Armed Forces from the Complexo do Alemão, in Rio’s...

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