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The most stunning moments from Carnival in Rio, where hundreds of thousands...
The wildest party of the year is coming to a close.Hundreds of thousands of revelers flocked to Rio de Janeiro for its world-famous Carnival celebration this month, which culminated in a raucous...
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Brazil is taking an 'extreme measure' to confront crime in Rio — the first...
Days after the end of Rio's Carnival, Brazil's government has sent in the military to take command of public security in the state.It's the first such intervention since the country's dictatorship fell...
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Brazil has committed to an 'extreme measure' to combat crime in Rio — and it...
Brazil's legislature has approved the military intervention in Rio de Janeiro decreed by President Michel Temer last week.Deployments of troops to Rio are not new, but the latest measure gives the...
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A critic of Rio's police violence was gunned down in what police and gangs...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A popular Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who was an outspoken critic of police killings of poor residents in shantytowns was gunned down in what police, prosecutors and...
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'They do not really want to come after us': Rio's gangs say Brazil's historic...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Leaders of Rio de Janeiro's heavily armed drug gangs agree on at least one thing with the head of Brazil's army: An ongoing military intervention cannot solve the soaring...
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13 places to visit in May for every type of traveler
The best places to visit in May are probably already on savvy travelers' lists.Business Insider looked at airfare trends, climate data, and peak travel times to find the best places to visit in May...
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'Criminals are evolving' in Brazil, and the country's growing e-commerce...
GUARULHOS, Brazil (Reuters) - In a bunker-like room in a gritty suburb of Sao Paulo, retired police colonel Antonio Marin and a dozen employees track the location of hundreds of cargo trucks on a bank...
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Brazil took an 'extreme measure' to fight crime in one of its biggest cities,...
Brazil's government sent the army into Rio de Janeiro to take over public security in February.It was the first such move since the country's military dictatorship fell in the mid-1980s.In the months...
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Furious Brazilians are blaming neglect and budget cuts for the fire that...
A massive fire at Brazil's National Museum, which housed over 20 million rare and ancient artifacts, has been blamed on years of neglect and budget cuts that left it in a vulnerable state. The cause of...
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Video shows the aftermath of Brazil museum fire, with almost nothing left but...
Video from inside the Mueseo Nacional in Rio de Janeiro shows the mass destruction the fire caused on Sunday. The largest meteorite ever discovered in Brazil is one of the few artifacts to survive the...
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The fire that destroyed a Brazilian museum containing 20 million artifacts...
A huge fire destroyed about 20 million items at Brazil's National Museum on Sunday.Among the items lost were audio recordings of indigenous languages that are no longer spoken.The president of Brazil...
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Police in Rio de Janeiro are cracking down on crime with a license to kill
The number of suspects killed by police in Rio de Janeiro nearly doubled in January, compared to 2018.The spike comes after the election of state and federal leaders who promised a heavy-handed...
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A convoy carrying uranium to a nuclear plant was attacked by armed men near...
A convoy carrying uranium in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state came under attack on Tuesday.The convoy was traveling a coastal road when it was fired upon by armed men.The Brazilian state-run firm that...
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Rio de Janeiro's mayor tried to ban an 'Avengers' comic book for showing 2...
A judge rebuked an attempt by Rio de Janeiro's mayor to ban a book that portrayed a kiss between two male superheroes.Mayor Marcelo Crivella, who is affiliated with the evangelical megachurch Universal...
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Brazilian police stormed a hospital to get a bullet that allegedly killed an...
Agatha Felix was killed in Rio de Janeiro during a police raid, when witnesses say a officer aiming a motorcyclist hit her instead.Hours after Felix died, police raided the hospital to demand doctors...
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An oxygen leak forced Lufthansa passengers heading to Brazil to take an...
Lufthansa passengers on a recent flight spent more than eight hours in the air before returning to their original airport.Flight 500 had taken off from Frankfurt, Germany, on December 27 and was on its...
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Ousted Nissan head Carlos Ghosn and wife Carole are now both wanted by Japan....
Former Nissan head Carlos Ghosn has captured the world's attention with his escape from Japan before trial at the end of December.Some reports say that his wife, Carole Ghosn, planned the escape,...
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Rio de Janeiro's 2020 Carnival celebration was filled with spectacular...
Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebrations began last week before the beginning of Lent with tens of thousands of spectators gathering at the Sambadrome to experience exquisite costumes, intricate dances,...
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One of Brazil's biggest cities was rocked by its deadliest police operation ever
Summary List PlacementOn Thursday, the residents of the poor Jacarezinho favela in the north end of Rio de Janeiro woke up to the sound of gunshots. All told, it was the deadliest Rio de Janeiro police...
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