UFC announces return to Rio de Janeiro in January, new TV deal in Brazil The UFC will return to Brazil in January for the first time in nearly three years. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 10, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro 'not afraid to lose' election, does not seek a coup RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday denied that he has any intention of carrying out a coup if he loses October's election, adding that he rejects a constitutional measure seen as an effort to protect him from crime accusations. Reuters · Aug 9, 2022
German consul arrested in Brazil over husband's death A German diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the death of his Belgian husband, police said. Reuters · Aug 7, 2022
Neurosurgeon separates conjoined twins born with brains 'fussed' together after 27-hour surgery Bernardo and Arthur Lima spent more than 27 hours under the knife in Rio de Janeiro, as paediatric surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani battled to separate the pair. Daily Record · Aug 1, 2022
Conjoined twins successfully separated after 27 hours of 'space age' surgery Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who were born with fused brains, underwent several operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as they were separated with the help of a British neurosurgeon Daily Mirror · Aug 1, 2022
Bolsonaro starts campaigning for vote he says may be rigged President Jair Bolsonaro officially kicked off his reelection campaign on Sunday, rallying thousands of his followers to Rio de Janeiro after intensifying his attempts to discredit Brazil’s voting system. Tribune News Service · Jul 24, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro, down in the polls, set to officially launch candidacy Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to officially become a candidate for re-election at a party convention in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, as he seeks to claw back the commanding lead established by his main rival, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Reuters · Jul 24, 2022
Brazil: At least 18 killed in police raid on Rio de Janeiro favela Officers raided the Alemao complex to target a criminal group that had stolen cars, robbed banks and invaded nearby neighbourhoods Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022
A raid in a Rio favela left 18 dead, sparking renewed police violence complaints A raid of Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections. WEKU · Jul 22, 2022
Deadly raid in Rio favela sparks police violence complaints A raid of Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022
At least 18 killed in gang-related police raid in Rio de Janeiro Tactical teams from civil and military police raid a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro to take down an alleged criminal organisation, but public defenders say there are signs of human rights violations carried out during the operation. ABC News · Jul 22, 2022
Brazil: 18 people killed in police operation in Rio de Janeiro According to the sources, 16 victims are suspected criminals, one more is a police officer and another one a local female resident. Full story on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 22, 2022
At least 18 killed in latest deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city. Reuters · Jul 21, 2022
Rio de Janeiro police conduct deadly raid in Alemao favelas Multiple deaths have been reported during a police raid on Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022 Man kidnapped and held for £30,000 ransom after hiring two sex workers while on holiday Rio de Janeiro authorities are still searching for two further men linked to the kidnapping, including one individual who was spotted in the lobby of the holiday rental in Brazil
Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2022 Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices Things could have been so different. In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro created the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, launching the formal international mission to bring global warming emissions under control and reduce humanity’s negative impacts on our…
Glasgow Live · Jul 13, 2022 Glasgow weather and heatwave update as city to get hotter than Rio de Janeiro The sunnier weather in Scotland show no signs of slowing down. Temperatures in the coming days are set to exceed those in cities like in mainland Europe, South America and beyond.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 13, 2022 Photos: Kayla Harrison through the years From winning Olympic gold to MMA, check out these photos highlighting Kaya Harrison's career through the years.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022 Rio de Janeiro favela sets example by processing own waste The low-income Enchanted Valley community just outside Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Forest National Park has managed something no other favela has done: built its own biosystem to process its waste
Irish Mirror · Jun 28, 2022 I was loveless before I ‘married’ a rag doll — and now we have a ‘baby’ Meirivone shared how she wanted to be a mother, and the newlywed couple spent their honeymoon in Rio De Janeiro, where she soon discovered that she was “pregnant” with Marcelo’s baby
Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2022 Woman's face left unrecognisable after allergic reaction to seafood sparks A&E trip Amanda Nicandio, 22, went viral on social media after she ate prawns at a bar on Copacabana Beach on a trip to Rio de Janeiro
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022 Family, friends mourn British journalist killed in Brazil Gathered at a cemetery on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, friends and relatives paid their final respects to British journalist Dom Phillips, killed in the Brazilian Amazon while researching for a book about how to save the world’s largest rainforest
Reuters · Jun 26, 2022 Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon.
AAP · Jun 22, 2022 Sally Fitzgibbons ready to shine in Brazil Australian Sally Fitzgibbons will be aiming to win her fourth Rio Pro when she competes at the WSL event in Rio de Janeiro.
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Moment groom charges through church and throws punch at priest who refused to marry him The fiancé was seen storming down the aisle at the church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before taking a swing at the priest in front of horrified worshippers attending mass