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LGBTQ+ Pride parade returns to Rio de Janeiro after two-year hiatus

LGBTQ+ rainbow flags and a carnival-like atmosphere, Pride returns to Rio de Janeiro with the theme "Courage to be happy" after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19.

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Iconic landmarks lit up in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Iconic landmarks across the globe include the Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building and Christ the Redeemer have all been lit up in memory of Queen Elizabeth II

Brazil

German diplomat charged with murdering Belgian husband in Brazil

According to prosecutors, the murder was "committed with cruel means" and Hahn's husband was "severely beaten, causing intense and unnecessary suffering".

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Rio genital-shaped waffle house ordered to cover explicit sign and not to sell to minors

Rio de Janeiro’s waffle house La Putaria, in the famed neighbourhood of Ipanema.

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Exhibition celebrates "100 years of robots" in Rio de Janeiro

The Centro Cultural Oi Futuro of Rio de Janeiro celebrates 101 years of robotics creation with the exhibition “100 years of robots”.

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Rio's carnival samba school defends memory of indigenous tribe

Rio's samba school Unidos da Tijuca dedicates its show to the Amazonian tribe Saterre Mawe, to represent the "resistance of the indigenous people who have historically been massacred" in Brazil and to draw attention to "environmental conservation".

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Brazil holds first carnival since Covid

Rio de Janeiro holds the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil.

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Pet monkeys are pushing this tiny marmoset to the brink of extinction

In Brazil, invasive species compete with native marmosets for food, habitat and even reproductive partners, jeopardising their survival in the future.

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Rescuers on scene after deadly Brazil landslides

Rescuers on scene after deadly Brazil landslides

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High altitude heroics in Rio from French slackliner

A French dare devil crossed between Babilonia Hill and Urca Hill in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday on a bridge of webbing - known as a slackline. Nathan Paulin's stunt took place at an altitude of 80m (264ft) and covered a total distance of 500m (0.3 miles).

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All aboard the 'Samba Train' for the first time since COVID

Samba groups performed on a train filled with passengers Saturday as doubts are raised about the return of Rio De Janeiro's famous carnival due to the emergence of the omicron variant.

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Return of Rio rap a sign pandemic may be waning

This kind of battle was good news for the impoverished, sometimes violent Cidade de Deus favela in Rio de Janeiro: a rap duel in a local bar held for the first time since the pandemic hit early last year.

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Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation

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Iconic beaches in Rio de Janeiro and Miami are closed to the public

Rio and Florida are known for their long, sweeping beaches but spikes in Coronavirus cases and brawling crowds have led to them being closed.

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Private clinics start ordering COVID-19 jabs in Brazil

Brazil’s health ministry has yet to deliver details of its national vaccination plan. The central government has tasked state governors, research institutes, and private clinics with acquiring the jabs. Our International correspondent Anelise Borges is in Rio de Janeiro.

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Dozens dance in Rio de Janeiro's streets despite COVID-19

Dozens of revellers took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Monday night to dance and sing at an impromptu but authorised street party.

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Brazil COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000

Brazil is the second-most impacted country by COVID-19 with more than three million cases and 100,000 deaths.

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Catholics attend first mass in Rio since virus lockdown

The devoted of the Catholic church welcomed the chance to attend a mass after almost three months praying and listening to ceremonies from home via social media.

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Brazil's most iconic landmark lit up with calls to end hunger

A food bank program and social services of the city launched the campaign under the hashtag #MesaSemFome (#TableWithoutHunger)

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Deadly floods leave path of destruction in Rio de Janeiro

At least four people have died and hundreds affected by heavy rains that have been lashing Rio de Janeiro since Saturday, causing severe floods.