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  • 13/01/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil flood deaths rise to 375

    Rescue workers struggled to reach areas cut off by devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 375 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades.

  • 11/02/2011 | Latin America

    Brazil arrests 35 in swoop on Río police corruption

    At least 35 people, mostly Río de Janeiro police officers, were arrested on suspicion of colluding with drug gangs as the Brazilian city attempts to clean itself up before hosting the 2014 World Cup and the Olympic Games two years later.

  • 15/02/2011 | Latin America

    Río police chief quits amid corruption scandal

    The head of Río de Janeiro's state's civil police quit, becoming the latest victim of a drugs and corruption scandal that has convulsed the police in Brazil's second city.

  • 05/01/2012 | Latin America

    Rio de Janeiro on maximum alert as towns flood

    Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state placed emergency teams on maximum alert as heavy rains that have displaced 35,000 residents were forecast to continue, reviving fears of mudslides and flooding that killed about 900 people last year.

  • 25/01/2012 | Latin America

    Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

    Two buildings partially collapsed after a violent explosion at downtown Río de Janeiro, next to the Teatro Municipal, one of the symbols of the City.

  • 26/01/2012 | Latin America

    Rousseff expresses her condolences to Río tragedy’s victims

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff expressed her concern over the tragic collapse of three buildings in Río de Janeiro that left five dead and at least sixteen missing. She sent her condolences to the victims and hopes that those missing appear alive.

  • 18/03/2012 | Latin America

    Chevron executives barred from leaving Brazil over spill

    A Brazilian court today barred 17 executives from Chevron and Transocean from leaving Brazil, pending criminal charges related to a high-profile oil spill last November.

  • 07/09/2011 | Latin America

    Brazilian soldiers try to regain control of massive favela complex in Rio

    As Brazilians celebrate de countries’ Independence Day – a national holiday – the Brazilian forces try to regain control of one of Brazil’s large favelas, Alemao Complex in Rio, a shantytown pacified as part of the efforts to secure the city for the 2016 Olympic Games.

  • 06/02/2013 | Latin America

    Rio unleashes 'pee patrols' to clean up Carnival

    Rio de Janeiro has in recent years evicted drug dealers from hillside slums, carved fast-moving bus lanes into sclerotic streets, and cracked down on unauthorized food vendors along the city's 58 miles (93 km) of beaches.

  • 28/01/2013 | Sports

    FIFA warns Brazil against delays in World Cup preparations

    With just 500 days to go until the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil, soccer's world governing body FIFA warned that the hosts cannot afford any further delays in getting their venues ready.

  • 20/03/2012 | Sports

    Havelange has serious bacterial infection

    Former FIFA president Joao Havelange has a serious bacterial infection, the Río de Janeiro hospital where he is being treated said in a statement.

  • 22/03/2012 | Sports

    Havelange condition shows slight improvement

    Former FIFA president Joao Havelange, in hospital since Sunday with septic arthritis, has shown a slight improvement in his condition, a hospital statement said.

  • 14/08/2012 | Sports

    Brazil plans big spending to improve medal haul in 2016

    The host nation of the next Olympics had a mixed outing in London and is hoping that a surge in spending on athletes and facilities will ensure it makes the top 10 medals table in 2016 on home soil in Rio de Janeiro.

  • 08/10/2012 | Sports

    Bolt eyes 'three-peat' at 2016 Rio Olympics

    Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has set his sights on defending his three titles at the 2016 Games in Río de Janeiro rather than switching to another event, the six-times gold medallist said.

  • 04/12/2012 | Sports

    IOC tells Rio organizers 'time is ticking'

    Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organizers were told today they needed to push ahead with their preparations because time was an issue, the International Olympic Committee said.

  • 30/07/2011 | Sports

    Workers fight to keep roof on World Cup draw

    Workers struggled to keep the roof on the giant marquee holding the 2014 World Cup draw as high winds threatened to tear it off.

  • 18/01/2013 | Entertainment

    Brazil judge removes 'Fifty Shades of Grey' from town's shops

    A judge in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has confiscated copies of wildly-popular trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" and other erotic books from two stores, saying proprietors must seal the novels to prevent children leafing through them.

  • 13/10/2011 | Multimedia

    Building explodes in Rio de Janeiro leaving 3 dead, 13 injured

    An explosion apparently caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro this morning, killing at least three people and wounding at least 13, officials said.

  • 20/02/2012 | Entertainment

    Carnival explodes in Brazil

    As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade yesterday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Fergie.


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