Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.
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..
Thousands took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to demand that more be done to battle the wildfires in Brazil that have swept through parts of the Amazon region.
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The man who hijacked a bus with 37 passengers onboard in Rio de Janeiro was shot dead by Brazilian security forces Tuesday morning. The hostages were not harmed during the four-hour incident. Rough Cut..
A passenger bus on a Rio de Janeiro bridge was hijacked on Tuesday with the suspect reportedly armed and threatened to set fire to the vehicle, according to local media in Brazil. At least five..
Rio de Janeiro state authorities on Tuesday said the powerful, convicted drug leader who, on Saturday, attempted to escape prison disguised as his daughter, took his own life on Tuesday. Gavino Garay..
A Brazilian gang leader tried to escape from prison by dressing up as his daughter when she visited him behind bars and walking out the penitentiary's main door in her place, authorities have said. But..
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Like father, like son? A son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has caused a stir by questioning democracy in Latin America's biggest country, which emerged from a two-decade military dictatorship.. WorldNews - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sao Paulo police say they are indicting Brazilian model Najila Trindade and her former partner over her rape allegation against soccer... WorldNews - Published
(CNN)An Avengers comic book featuring a kiss between two male superheroes has sold out at a Rio de Janeiro book fair after the city's conservative mayor attempted to block it from sale, according to.. WorldNews - Published
French prosecutors appealed on Friday against a decision by magistrates not to prosecute Air France over the 2009 crash of a passenger aircraft flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in which all 228 on.. Reuters - Published
French president Emmanuel Macron (left) and his wife Brigitte Macron (right) wait for Colombian President before a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris. AFP PHOTO RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian.. WorldNews - Published
French magistrates investigating the 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in which 228 people died have ordered that the charges against Airbus and Air France be dropped. France 24 - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they were preparing to help Brazil fight the fires burning across the Amazon and repair the damage even as tens of thousands of.. WorldNews - Published
A man who took more than 30 people hostage on a bus in Rio de Janeiro has been shot and killed by police after a standoff lasting several hours. The passengers were unharmed. Nathalia Passarinho of BBC.. CBS News - Published
Brazilian security forces in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday shot dead a man who hijacked a bus on a bridge across Guanabara Bay and took 37 people hostage, in a dramatic end to an incident that underlined.. Reuters - Published
Military police said an armed man who took dozens of hostages on a bus outside of Rio de Janeiro was shot dead after a four-hour standoff on a busy bridge on Tuesday morning, according to BBC News... WorldNews - Published
Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro shot dead a man who had hijacked a bus and taken passengers hostage, a spokesman for the Military Police said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published
An armed man hijacked a bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, taking 37 commuters hostage before freeing six of them, officials and local media said. Reuters - Published
The incident is taking place at the Rio-Niterói Bridge, which connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói. The man has reportedly seized a bus on the bridge. There are no immediate details as.. WorldNews - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Brazil on Thursday arrested Eike Batista, the charismatic mining and oil magnate who was once the country’s richest man, on suspicion of money laundering and insider.. WorldNews - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a judge's decision to transfer former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the headquarter of the Federal Police in.. WorldNews - Published
The Brazilian drug trafficker and gang leader who made headlines around the world trying to escape prison as his daughter was found dead in his cell in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, according to The.. WorldNews - Published
Brazil prison authorities say da Silva was part of the leadership of the Red Command, one of the most powerful criminal groups in Brazil that controlled drug trafficking in a large part of Rio. Firstpost - Published
A Brazilian drug dealer and gang leader was caught trying to escape a Rio prison complex as he tried to exit through the front door wearing a full silicone mask and wig dressed as his daughter on.. WorldNews - Published
A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend in a surreal act of derring-do, only to be thwarted on the cusp of freedom by state prison.. Reuters - Published
A Brazilian gang leader has been caught trying to escape prison while wearing a mask of his teenage daughter’s face. Clauvino da Silva was spotted by guards as he attempted to walk out of the jail.. WorldNews - Published
After making history in Rio, Simone Biles took 2 years off to experience life outside the gym. The most decorated USA gymnast ever stayed plenty busy.
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Prosecutors say airline knew of problems with Airbus A330 plane that crashed, killing 228 people French prosecutors have recommended that Air France face trial for manslaughter and negligence over the.. WorldNews - Published
French prosecutors want Air France to face trial over a fatal crash in 2009 involving flight AF447 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris which killed all 228 people on board, a judicial source said on.. Reuters - Published
The far-right governor of Rio de Janeiro state, who has likened drug dealers to terrorists and Nazis while advocating snipers in helicopters to shoot them dead, said on Tuesday "it is only a matter of.. Reuters - Published
(CNN)Some Presidents extend an invitation, others just crash the party. While debate surrounds whether the victorious US Women's National Team will attend the White House to meet President Donald.. WorldNews - Published
The International Olympic Committee is to investigate allegations that nine of its members – including the pole vaulter Sergey Bubka and the Olympic swimming champion Alexander Popov – were bribed.. WorldNews - Published
Olympic gold medalists Sergey Bubka and Alexander Popov are denying claims made in a Brazilian court they were paid to vote for Rio de Janeiro's winning bid to host the 2016 Summer Games
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The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state said in court testimony on Thursday that he paid $2 million to buy votes to ensure the sprawling Brazilian seaside city would be chosen to host the 2016.. Reuters - Published
Two-time Olympic cycling silver medalist Jack Bobridge has been jailed for more than four years after being found guilty of dealing drugs following his retirement after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
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Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested more than 40 people on Thursday for their alleged roles in a murderous gang that extorted companies working for state-run oil company Petrobras and established a.. Reuters - Published
Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested 43 people on Thursday for allegedly taking part in a murderous gang that extorted companies providing services to state-run oil company Petrobras and established a.. Reuters - Published
A hamstring injury means Willian will not feature in Brazil's Copa America final showdown against Peru in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil attacker Willian will... WorldNews - Published
Qatar came from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Paraguay in their Copa America debut, Rodrigo Rojas heading a Boualem Khoukhi effort into his own goal for a bizarre late equaliser. Paraguay looked.. WorldNews - Published
Rio de Janeiro: At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of... WorldNews - Published
A weightlifting gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics has been disqualified from the 2012 London Games for doping with an anabolic steroid
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Neymar arrived at Brazil's national team headquarters near Rio de Janeiro as the country begins its preparations for next month's Copa America. ...... WorldNews - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neymar and David Neres are in for the Copa America, Lucas Moura and Vinicius Jr. are out. Brazil coach Tite named his squad Friday for the South American tournament, which.. WorldNews - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s president accuses prosecutors of targeting his son in a corruption probe as a way to attack him and his far-right administration. President Jair Bolsonaro told.. WorldNews - Published
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ruled on Friday that President Jair Bolsonaro has five days to give explanations of a decree... WorldNews - Published
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