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The Wombats chased by gangsters while on tour in Rio after 'someone said the wrong thing'

The Wombats were "chased by a gang" while on tour in Rio and an argument broke out.

BANG Premier · Feb 19, 2025

Rio Swelters In Heatwave Amid Run-up To Carnival

Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.

International Business Times · Feb 18, 2025

Rio de Janeiro's hottest day in at least a decade sends residents to the beach

Rio de Janeiro has recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) as residents try to cool off in the ocean or under public showers

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

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In Rio De Janeiro, A Wrong Turn Leads From Paradise To Peril

One victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.

International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025

Lady Gaga to play huge Rio de Janeiro gig in May

Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes has officially confirmed Lady Gaga is set to perform at Copacabana Beach.

BANG Premier · Feb 13, 2025

At least 10 hospitalized in fire at Rio de Janeiro's Carnival costume factory

A fire in a factory that produces costumes for the carnival in Rio de Janeiro has left 10 people hospitalized, health authorities said

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Playgrounds Come Alive Again With Brazil School Phone Ban

In Rio de Janeiro, children are playing again "like in the old days," and their focus in class has improved after a school cellphone ban pioneered in the city that has now gone national.

International Business Times · Feb 11, 2025

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Vibes, viscerality and the odd boo: inaugural Rose International prize is a curious snapshot of dance right now

Christos Papadopoulos took the award for his glacially paced, illusory Larsen C, beating a shortlist that largely eschewed traditional formal techniques and structures

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

Au revoir, Eurosport: home of the magnificent, pioneering and strange

After 36 glorious years we will miss this defiantly different programming once it has been swallowed up by TNT Sports

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025

Putting down roots in the Brazilian forest

A stunning Scandi-style home near Rio is at one with its natural surroundings

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

Rio Zoo Provides Ice Pops To Animals During Heatwave

Rio de Janeiro zoo introduces ice pops to help animals cope with scorching temperatures, providing relief and nutrition.

Top News · Jan 22, 2025

Rio's thirsty zoo animals get icy treats to cool down in Brazil’s stifling summer heat

A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome relief from Brazil’s stifling summer heat

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Argentine tourist who was shot in the head in Rio dies, authorities say

Argentine tourism authorities say that an Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month has died

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

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…

RideApart · Dec 25, 2024

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The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

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 · Dec 17, 2024

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

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2024

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 · Nov 26, 2024

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

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

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

Latin Times · Nov 22, 2024

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".

International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024

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 · Nov 19, 2024

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 · Nov 19, 2024

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 · Nov 18, 2024

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."

Radio France Internationale · Nov 18, 2024

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.

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