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Rio's mayor says Zika 'not a big issue' ahead of Olympics

With this year’s Olympic Games just around the corner, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor is trying to dampen down fears over the Zika virus. Eduardo Paes says

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Australian Olympic athletes to receive Zika proof condoms

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Brazil: huge fire ravages Sao Paolo favela

A huge fire has caused much damage in a poor district of Brazil’s largest city Sao Paolo. The authorities said at least 120 houses were destroyed

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Rousseff attacks Brazil's 'illegitimate' interim government and vows to return

Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has repeated to foreign journalists her defiant message that she will fight to return to government. The

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With Michel Temer at the head, what's next for Brazil?

He’s the man of the moment in Brazil, but relatively unknown on the international stage. Michel Temer has taken the reins as president, for an as-yet

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Brazil's interim president wants to 'pacify' and 'unify' country

Fresh into the job, Brazil’s interim president says his priority is to pacify and unify the country. Speaking in Brasilia, Michel Temer said

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'Coup' is the only word for the impeachment process, says suspended Rousseff

In an emotional speech to a friendly crowd, Dilma Rousseff has vowed to keep fighting. Following the news of her suspension as President of Brazil

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Rousseff's suspension divides Brazilians

Pro-impeachment protesters have turned out in Brasilia to celebrate news that President Dilma Rousseff will go on trial for allegedly breaking budget

Brazil

'I will never give up' says Dilma Rousseff following suspension as Brazilian president

Dilma Rousseff has given an emotional speech in the wake of her suspension as President of Brazil, denouncing what she has labelled a coup d‘état

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Michel Temer steps out of Dilma Rousseff shadow and will reportedly tackle Brazil's struggling economy

This is now the time for Michel Temer to step out of the shadow of Dilma Rousseff for whom he served as vice-president since 2011. He is set to

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Brazil's Senate votes to impeach the president

Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large budget deficits

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Thousands of protesters for and against impeachment gather outside Brazilian parliament

As the Brazilian senate debated whether or not to impeach its president, protesters gathered outside the congress in the capital Brasilia. The

Brazil

Rio's slum hostels offer alternative Olympic housing

Stunning views of iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, a sun-drenched patio nestled in the hills of Atlantic rainforest and rooms costing a fraction of nearby

Brazil

Dilma's last day? Brazil's Senate in session on impeachment trial for President Rousseff

The clock is ticking for Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s Senate is in session for a vote on whether or not to put the nation’s first female president on

Brazil

Brazil: an impeachment sage of twists and turns

Impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff started in December, when the then speaker of the Lower Chamber of Deputies

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Brazil: impeachment process against Rousseff back on track

The ongoing political ping pong in Brazil has thrown the country into chaos. For the moment, the process to impeach President Dilma Rousseff is back

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Brazil's Senate rejects attempt to annul impeachment proceedings against Rousseff

Brazil’s Senate says it will go ahead with a vote on Wednesday on whether to impeach the president. It’s the latest in the long running saga of

France

Reprieve for Rousseff? Probably not...

A reprieve from the impeachment process may be short-lived for Brazil's president. The Senate is reportedly to ignore the decision to suspend proceedings.

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Rousseff lives to lead another day: Brazil's lower house suspends impeachment process

The acting speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress has annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff acknowledged

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Brazil: Senate committee approves report recommending Rousseff's impeachment

A special committee in Brazil’s Senate has approved a report recommending that President Dilma Rousseff should face an impeachment trial. The panel