A shootout between cops and gangsters in Brazil left around 200 tourists trapped on a popular mountaintop in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, local media reported. The terrified travelers had been trying to ...

Residents of the Alemão and Penha neighborhoods protest outside the Rio de Janeiro government building after the deadliest police massacre in the state's history. [Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência ...

At least 64 people, including 4 police officials died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro in the most deadly police operation ever, targeting the Comando Vermelho gang days before the city hosts global ...

(CNN) — At least 132 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, the regional public defender’s office said on Wednesday. Among the dead are four Brazilian ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people, authorities said Thursday morning. The operation began ...

(CNN) — At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security officials told CNN Brasil. Among the dead are four Brazilian police ...

At least 64 people have reportedly died following a police operation targeting a gang in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the police targeted the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro's ...

More than 130 people were killed in Rio de Janeiro's deadliest-ever police raid targeting a major drug cartel. One day after a deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro that left more than 130 people dead, ...