In an effort to promote his singing career, a pool attendant from Rio de Janeiro covered himself in a coat of green paint, and masqueraded around his favela as the Hulk. But when it came time to resume his human form, Paulo Henrique dos Santos was shocked to find that the paint would not wash off.
The city of Rio had a busy Sunday: 3,000 heavily armed police and military troops swarmed one of the city's largest favelas as part of a massive effort to secure the city in anticipation of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Explore operation "Shock of Peace" in this slideshow.
Rio de Janeiro, the site of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, has 60,000 unsolved murders, a new investigation by the federal Ministry of Justice reveals. 24,000 of the victims haven't even been identified. [AP]
Brazilian security forces for the last week have been battling Rio de Janeiro's notorious drug gangs and have issued an ultimatum for gang members holed up in the Alemao favela to surrender. At least 35 people have died so far.
The recent hotel hostage crisis in Brazil's second-largest city has potentially scared off the producers of the fourth Twilight movie, who were to film some scenes nearby. So, uh, good luck, everyone going to the World Cup and the Olympics.
To make a few extra bucks, movie star Nicole Kidman has done a sexy, sensual ad for... an as-yet-unbuilt shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro. The ad manages to make Rio look a little ugly and Kidman a lot selly-outy.
[Sunbathers on Flamengo beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being at work on Monday morning is almost as good as this! Pic via AP.]
[Fires blaze on a mountain in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday morning. They must have been good luck—Brazil thrashed Cote D'Ivoire 3-1 in a World Cup match a few hours later. Pic via AP.]
After an assignment filming a hip-hop documentary in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn (better known as Haas&Hahn) decided to add their own flair to the neighborhood and help the community at the same time.
