It is the scene of an old-time revival, with Pastor Andre Assis laying hands on the young man and diving deep into a religious chant. "Burn! Burn! Burn all the bad, all the evil, all the demons inside ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It is one of Rio’s most renowned favelas, the Cidade de Deus made infamous in a film that helped cement a stereotype of the other side of the “Marvelous City” that is host of the ...

RABAT, Morocco – There's a moment in the Moroccan film "Horses of God" when the protagonist and a friend successfully repair an old moped and cruise around the dusty alleys of the desperately poor ...

Anyone seeking to establish an incubator for suicide bombers could hardly improve on Sidi Moumen, a slum on the fringe of Casablanca. As depicted in Horses of God, the neighborhood is a place of ...

The notorious Rio de Janeiro slum known as "The City of God," is a place most self-respecting Brazilians would prefer to avoid. But it is now the subject of a film that focuses on drug-dealing. It has ...

Santa Claus distributes distributes gifts to children during a Christmas party in Cidade de Deus slum, in Rio de Janeiro Santa Claus distributes distributes gifts to children during a Christmas party ...

In this July 22, 2016 photo, residents move about the slum "Cidade de Deus," or City of God, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The favela was originally a housing project, built in the 1960s during Brazil's ...