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Seriously, What Else Would Santa Ride In Rio But a PWC?

Think back to holidays when you were a kid. If you grew up celebrating Christmas, how did you feel about Santa? Was he this cool guy who showed up once a year with presents, or did you end up crying at the mall when your aunties tried to get you…

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Vira-lata caramelo: Brazil has a new icon thanks to Netflix and memes

The caramelo craze started online around 2019 and skyrocketed from there

The Independent UK

Brazilian Santa swaps sleigh for Jet Ski to deliver toys — and joy — to disabled children in Rio

Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from the white-bearded man, a joint effort by the city’s firefighters and nonprofit associations

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Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’

Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here

The Guardian - US

Netflix series tells story of Brazil’s notorious police massacre of street children

In 1993 police killed eight young people sleeping outside a church in what became known as the Candelária massacre

The Guardian - US

Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand

The Guardian - UK

Macron Calls Haitian Officials 'Total Morons' Over PM Sacking

In the footage, the French leader is speaking on the sidelines of the G20 in Rio with an individual accusing Macron and France of "being responsible for the situation in Haiti".

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Take Two: Biden Makes It Into G20 Leaders' Photo

The first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio they forgot Joe Biden.

International Business Times

Taxing The Richest: What The G20 Decided

Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a decision by G20 leaders meeting in Rio to make sure the world's billionaires "are effectively taxed."

International Business Times

Brazil Arrests G20 Guards Over Alleged 2022 Lula Assassination Plot

Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested four soldiers guarding the G20 summit over an alleged plot to assassinate then President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a 2022 "coup," a federal police source told AFP. The four "were arrested in Rio, where they were participating in the security operation for the…

International Business Times

G20 Host Brazil Launches Alliance To End 'Scourge' Of Hunger

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened a G20 summit in Rio by launching an alliance to curb world hunger, which he called a "scourge that shames humanity."

International Business Times

Climate crisis takes centre stage as G20 summit opens in Brazil

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take centre stage at the G20 summit that opens in Brazil on Monday, as leaders of the world's 20 major economies hope to break the deadlock over climate finance at UN talks in Azerbaijan.

Radio France Internationale

Rio Under High Security For G20 Summit

With leaders from the world's biggest economies converging on Rio de Janeiro for a two-day G20 summit starting Monday, the usually relaxed seaside city is under a tight security blanket.

International Business Times

Starmer lands in Rio to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 summit

‘China’s economy is obviously the second biggest in the world … I will be having serious pragmatic discussions with the president when I meet him.’

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The Independent UK

Starmer raises concern over jailed activist Jimmy Lai in landmark talks with China’s Xi

The prime minister expressed concerns over reports of Jimmy Lai’s deteriorating health

International Business Times

UN Chief Urges G20 'Leadership' On Stalled Climate Talks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions.

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 summit

He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than half a decade when they hold talks in Rio de Janeiro on Monday

The Independent UK

Starmer to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 summit

He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than half a decade when they hold talks in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth

International Business Times

Protesters Hold Pro-Palestinian March In Rio Ahead Of G20

Hundreds of protesters marched in support of Palestinians in Rio on Saturday, in a demonstration aimed at world leaders about to converge on the city for a G20 summit.

International Business Times

Wars, Looming Trump Reign Set To Dominate G20 Summit

G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday for a G20 summit set to be dominated by differences over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and implications of Donald Trump's White House return.

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Brazil Launches Social Summit Ahead Of G20 Meeting

Brazil's social summit in Rio engages civil society ahead of G20, focusing on sustainable development and reducing inequality.

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Friday favourite: How Jochen Mass helped a rookie navigate F1’s most chaotic season

Quite apart from the unfavourable competitive situation of March Grand Prix in 1982, the year’s dizzying politics and the deaths of two fellow Formula 1 drivers made it a tough baptism for Raul Boesel. Driving the DFV-powered 821 chassis that used three different tyre suppliers during the season, the Brazilian…

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Friday favourite: How a friendly face helped a newcomer navigate F1’s most chaotic season

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