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Brazil

Thousands attend Rio Gay Pride Parade

Despite funding cuts, local media estimate that 800,000 people gathered on Copacabana beach for the annual event.

20/11/2017

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Body of humpback whale found on beach in Rio

The body of a Humpback whale that was saved over the weekend has turns up dead on a beach in Rio de Janeiro

25/10/2017

Brazil

Troops on streets of Rio to fight organised crime

Brazil has stepped up security in Rio de Janeiro amid a rise in violence by organised crime gangs.

31/07/2017

Brazil

Surfer's close encounter with a fridge prompts pollution plea

10/06/2017

Brazil

Ex-tycoon Eike Batista leaves Rio jail ahead of bribery trial

Brazilian oil and mining magnate Eike Batista has left a Rio de Janeiro jail for house arrest ahead of a trial on corruption charges.

01/05/2017

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Rio Carnival: junior parade

Children in Rio de Janeiro took part in the junior Carnival parade competition on Tuesday.

02/03/2017

Brazil

Another float accident blights Rio's carnival

At least 11 people have been injured after a float collapsed during Rio's world-famous Carnival Parade. It comes after a float belonging to the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school crashed on Sunday, injuri

28/02/2017

Brazil

Rio carnival crash: at least a dozen people injured after float hits barrier

At least a dozen people have been injured, one seriously, following a float crash at Rio de Janeiro’s world famous carnival parade.

27/02/2017

Brazil

Rio's carnival in full swing with elite samba school parades

Rio de Janeiro’s annual samba extravaganza got into full swing on Saturday in typical style.

26/02/2017

Brazil

Six months on, Rio Olympic venues lie derelict

Organisers promised the Rio de Janeiro Olympics would bring long-term benefits to the Brazilian city and its residents.

17/02/2017

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Brazil: pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro

Thousands of revelers took part in colourful street parties in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday ahead of the famous Carnival.

13/02/2017

Brazil

Greek ambassador death: Brazilian policeman admits to murdering 'his lover's husband'

In a plot-twist worthy of a telenovela, a policeman from Rio de Janeiro has confessed to murdering the Greek ambassador to Brazil, who is said to have been his lover’s…

31/12/2016

Brazil

Brazil: Body found in hunt for missing Greek ambassador

Brazilian police looking for the missing Greek ambassador to the country have found a body inside a burnt-out car.

30/12/2016

Brazil

Italian tourist killed after GPS system leads him into Rio favela

An Italian tourist has been shot dead after mistakenly entering a hillside favela in Rio de Janeiro.

10/12/2016

Brazil

The Paralympics: all you need to know

The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games are the 15th edition of the competition The Games first took to the world stage in Rome in 1960, a week after the regular summer Olympics ended in the…

08/09/2016

Brazil

Belarus Paralympic official banned from Rio Games for Russian flag gesture

Andrei Fomochkin has been banned from the Rio Paralympic Games after waving a Russian flag at the opening ceremony.

08/09/2016

World News

Paralympic Games kick off in Rio, amid funding crisis and cheating claims

Almost everything has been scaled back, from venues to seating and staffing, after the organising committee ran out of money.

07/09/2016

Brazil

Rio says goodbye to the Greatest Party on Earth

What the wind and rain isn’t bringing down is starting to come down as workers begin to dismantle the Olympics infrastructure not needed for the upcoming…

22/08/2016

Sport

Croatian Sara Kolak wins Olympic javelin final

Women’s javelin throw is up next and Croatia’s Sara Kolak takes home the gold and sets a new national record.

19/08/2016

Brazil

Rio police say US swimmers made up robbery claim

Four US swimmers who said they were robbed at gunpoint made up the story police say to cover up a vandalism incident.

18/08/2016