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Brazil: can the Olympics boost a country in limbo?

The Olympic torch may have arrived in Rio, but it does not seem to have ignited much joy in Brazil.

04/08/2016

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Brazil: Protests follow the Olympic torch parade

The Olympic torch was paraded through the streets of downtown Rio de Janeiro as the flame neared the end of its journey under a strong police presence.

04/08/2016

Brazil

Anti-torch protest in Rio before Olympic Games begin

Riot police have fired tear gas and pepper spray at protesters who obstructed the route of the Olympic flame through a poor neighbourhood of Rio.

04/08/2016

Business Line

The Olympic fallout over a doping scandal

As the Olympic Games starts in Brazil, Business Line examines the turmoil and the cost of the Russian doping scandal.

03/08/2016

Sport

Sweden outclass South Africa in first Olympic match

South America’s first Olympic Games kicked off as the Swedish women’s football team defeated South Africa 1-0 at Rio’s Olympic stadium.

03/08/2016

Sport

Rafael Nadal will compete at Rio Olympics

Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will represent Spain at the Olympics in Rio, despite injury concerns, a significant boost for tennis at the Games with several other high-profile players missing.

03/08/2016

Sport

Kosovo's first Olympic team is ready for Rio

The Rio Games will be the first to host athletes competing under the flag of Kosovo, which proclaimed independence from Serbia in 2008.

03/08/2016

Brazil

Olympic torch arrives in Rio de Janeiro

The Olympic torch has arrived in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Games having been carried through more than 300 cities by over 12,000 individuals, including athletes and celebrities.

03/08/2016

Brazil

Brazil tightens border security amid fears of attack on Rio Olympics

It’s Brazil’s busiest border point – and with tens of thousands of people crossing back and forth each day from Paraguay and Argentina – security forces have stepped up checks amid fears of arms traff

02/08/2016

Sport

Bach defends IOC decision on Russia at 129th Session

The 129th Session of the International Olympic Committee got underway this week with an Opening Ceremony at the Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro.

02/08/2016

Brazil

Olympic Truce Wall unveiled in Rio

With just a few days before the Olympics start in Brazil the traditional Truce Wall has been unveiled in a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

02/08/2016

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Olympic Games: A record in Rio... or more precisely, Sao Paulo!

The Olympic Games, which begin this Friday, have inspired 150 urban mountaineers to take part in an alternative challenge in Sao Paulo.

02/08/2016

Brazil

Rotten Rio: Poor air quality and contaminated water await Olympic athletes

For a city hosting Olympic athletes, Rio de Janeiro’s air leaves a lot to be desired.

02/08/2016

Sport

Olympics: Rio almost ready

Faster, Higher, Stronger is the Olympic motto for athletes, but could easily be used for the Rio workers who rushed to finish before the start of the world's biggest multi-sport event.

01/08/2016

Brazil

Refugees making Olympic history

For the first time in the history of the games, a team of 10 will make up the Refugee Olympic Team.

01/08/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Helicopter pilot held after kidnapped Ecclestone mother-in-law is freed

There have been emotional scenes as the mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was reunited with loved ones, after being rescued by police from the Brazilian hideout where she had been he

01/08/2016

Sport

Standard anti-doping system worldwide needed in fight against doping - Russian Sports Minister Mutko

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Monday said an equal standards system applied across all countries is needed in order to win the fight against doping in…

01/08/2016

Brazil

Six of the best Olympic moments

Euronews goes back in time to look at some of the greatest sporting moments in the history of the Olympic Games.

01/08/2016

Brazil

Australians' Rio mishaps: and now, robbery

The Australians sure will remember their stay at the Olympic Village in Rio.

01/08/2016

Brazil

In run-up to Rio Games, thousands rally for and against Rousseff

Brazilians demonstrate peacefully for and against Dilma Rousseff's impeachment in Rio de Janeiro, five days before the Olympics start.

01/08/2016

Sport

IOC chief defends handling of Russian doping crisis

President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has defended his organisation’s treatment of the Russian doping crisis ahead of the Rio Games.

31/07/2016

Brazil

Refugees in Rio

Refugee team to compete in the Olympics for the first time, to highlight refugee crisis.

31/07/2016

Brazil

Rio Olympics: IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes

With just days to go until the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) now says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can…

31/07/2016

Brazil

Brazil's former president Lula to stand trial on charges related to the Petrobras scandal

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to stand trial on obstruction of justice charges related to the Petrobras corruption scandal.

29/07/2016

Sport

IOC refugee team members arrive in Rio

They were previously running for their lives, now they are days away from running for an Olympic medal.

29/07/2016

Brazil

Olympic athletes urged to keep their mouths shut in Rio - because of polluted water!

Keep your mouths shut!

29/07/2016