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Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change

This week’s landslides in the Brazilian city of Petropolis tore down houses and ripped families apart

The Independent UK

Rescuers Scour for Survivors after Brazil Floods, Landslides Kill 94

Rescue workers raced against the clock Wednesday searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, killing at least 94 people. Streets were turned into torrential rivers and houses swept away Tuesday when heavy storms dumped a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing

Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed that at least 94 people died in landslides that ravaged the city of Petropolis, but it is still unclear how many bodies remain trapped in the mud

The Independent UK

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Brazil mudslides and floods kill at least 18 outside Rio

There was widespread concern that the death toll could surge as teams searched damaged areas in the Petropolis region

Wales Online

At least eight people killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid

At least eight people were killed on Friday during a dawn police raid in Rio de Janeiro's Vila Cruzeiro favela, local police said, adding the operation targeted a major drug dealer.

Reuters

Police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 8 dead

A police operation in a poor community in Rio de Janeiro has left at least eight people dead

The Independent UK

World news snapshot: Japan's reaction to the Ukraine crisis, Winter Olympics souvenirs and shootings at schools in Rio de Janeiro

Reports include a build-up of corpses in San Francisco and a missing Belgian backpacker

Wales Online

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Lisbon! LA! Rio! Meet the new digital nomads WFA* (that’s Working From Anywhere)

Rosie Fitzmaurice on the new jet set

Evening Standard

Anti-racism protesters march in Brazil after refugee murdered in Rio

Thousands take to streets in major cities after murder of Congolese man on famous Rio beach

The Guardian - UK

Demonstrators protest killing of Congolese refugee in Brazil

Demonstrators gathered on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other Brazilian cities to protest the killing of a 24-year-old Congolese refugee who was beaten to death on Jan. 24, and which sparked outrage and revulsion across the nation

The Independent UK

Protests against murder of Congolese immigrant focus on racism in Brazil

Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday demanded justice and decried racism at the beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro where a Congolese immigrant was beaten to death last month.

Reuters

‘A George Floyd every 23 minutes’: fury at refugee’s brutal murder at Rio beach

Thousands expected at Saturday demonstration as killing of young Congolese lays bare racial fault lines in Brazilian society

The Guardian - US

Calls for justice after DRC refugee murdered in Brazil

Family say Moise Kabagambe, 24, was fatally beaten after asking for overdue wages from his Rio de Janeiro employer.

Al Jazeera

Brutal killing of Congolese refugee shocks Brazil, three arrested

Brazilian police have made three arrests after the deadly beating of a Congolese refugee, captured on security camera images at a beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro, set off outraged calls for justice and planned protests in major cities.

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‘Samba is politics’: struggle for Brazil’s future invades its dancefloors

Outcry as club that is symbol of black resistance finds itself at the centre of politically charged squabble over Bolsonaro’s far-right government

The Independent UK

Elza Soares: Samba star who became Brazil’s grand dame of song

The singer, who was known as much for her flamboyant make-up and outrageous style, had a glittering seven-decade career

The Independent UK

Perfect tans, less COVID cares on Rio de Janeiro rooftop

Women in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas have been taking to their rooftops to get some sun and maintain tan lines during the pandemic

Irish Mirror

Leona Maguire looks to follow Rio team-mate Seamus Power's fast start to the season

Leona believes that Power, who is now 47th in the world rankings, hasn't received the credit he deserves for a meteoric 18 month rise

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Christ and cocaine: Rio’s gangs of God blend faith and violence

In the city’s favelas, a new generation of ‘narco-pentecostals’ are embracing Christian symbols

The Independent UK

Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades as omicron spreads

Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil spikes and the omicron variant spreads across the country

The Guardian - UK

Elza Soares, one of Brazil’s greatest ever singers, dies at 91

Loss of much-loved samba star prompts outpouring of tributes and praise as six-decade career ends

The Guardian - UK

Heavily armed police launch bid to reclaim control of Rio de Janeiro favela

State governor says surprise operation against drug gangs and mafia groups is start of ‘transformational’ occupation

The Independent UK

Rio de Janeiro police move to regain control of some favelas

Some 1,200 police officers have been deployed to Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood, marking the start of a state effort seeking to reclaim territory

Reuters

Rio police occupy favelas in new push to combat gangs

Hundreds of heavily-armed police occupied the Jacarezinho neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday morning in a renewed effort to bring security and public services to "favela" slums dominated by gangs of drug dealers, authorities said.

Daily Mirror

What is Ash Wednesday and what have Mardi Gras, Pancake Day and Rio Carnival got in common?

You might not think it, but Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day and Rio Carnival are inextricably intertwined. Here we explain how, and go into more detail about what Ash Wednesday is

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