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WADA lifts Rio Olympic drug-testing lab ban

14/05/2015

Brazil

Brazilian President Rousseff to step up involvement in preparations for Rio 2016

13/05/2015

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At least 500kgs of dead fish wash up in Brazilian lagoon

15/04/2015

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro: Protesters stage mock burial over killings in city's shantytowns

Dozens of people have taken part in a march and symbolic burial in Rio de Janeiro, to protest against violence in the city’s shantytowns. It comes

06/04/2015

Brazil

Brazil: Anger at Rio military police after boy dies in favela clashes

Hundreds of people protested in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, blaming Brazilian police for the death of a 10-year-old boy during clashes with locals in

05/04/2015

Brazil

Brazil's president inaugurates new Rio road tunnel

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has inaugurated a new road tunnel in Rio de Janeiro’s central port area as part of the city’s 450th anniversary

02/03/2015

Brazil

Protesters clash with IOC over Rio golf course

01/03/2015

Sport

IOC proposes rule change for athletes

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board met in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to discuss preparations for the 2016 Games with the IOC looking

27/02/2015

Sport

Former Olympians in Rio for Games venue inspections and master classes

The International Olympic Committee has begun a week-long visit to Rio to inspect venues ahead of next year’s summer games. The delegation includes a

23/02/2015

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Rio Carnival: samba schools dazzle crowds with spectacular parades

18/02/2015

Brazil

Sunshine, samba and the scantily clad as Rio revels in carnival

Plenty of girls from Impanema joined the colourful crowd taking part in carnival at Rio’s famous beach. The samba sizzled as those in the parade let

15/02/2015

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Rio’s carnival is here!

14/02/2015

Brazil

Brazilians party on at Carnvial despite drought and economic concerns

Brazil’s annual Carnival celebrations have begun in earnest in Rio de Janeiro but the party risks being a little flat this year. A slumping economy

13/02/2015

Sport

'Super-Bacteria' found in Rio's Olympic waters

Avoiding capsizing or just falling into the water is one objective for sailors and windsurfers during major competitions. But for the 2016 Rio

17/12/2014

Sport

Kosovo to compete at 2016 Olympics in Rio

Kosovo on Tuesday gained full membership of the International Olympic Committee and therefore will be eligible to compete at the 2016 Rio Games

09/12/2014

Sport

Rio 2016 Olympic mascots unveiled

24/11/2014

World

Focus on Brazil: teaching more than tackling

13/06/2014

Brazil

Brazil: Carnival natural breasts call shines light on extent of cosmetic surgery

26/02/2014

Musica

Sampling samba in Rio

28/02/2013