Rafaela Silva was known as a troublemaker in a favela notorious for its troublemakers. Her temper was as quick as her fists. She constantly got entangled in fights and came home with a bloody nose or ...

Rafaela Silva's gold medal has seemingly caught the interest of the Brazilian public with Rio 2016 ticket sales on the rise. Ticket sales for the Rio Olympics have been boosted by Rafaela Silva ...

NBC Olympics.com – Not far from where judo is taking place at the Olympic Games is the "City of God" favela. It's one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. It's also where Brazilian judoka ...

After the Brazilian won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, she returned a positive test for banned substance fenoterol, which is used to help treat respiratory diseases. The judoka was ...

From the favela to the top of the podium, Rafaela Silva earned Brazil's first gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And to celebrate, the 24-year-old judo champion shed tears as she jumped into ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The gold, they shouted, was for all of them. Residents of Rio's City of God slum, where judoka Rafaela Silva was born and raised before winning Brazil’s first gold medal at ...

After failing to claim a medal at London 2012, Rafaela Silva received a message of support from Neymar that convinced her to keep going. ___5365768___https ...

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