Rio de Janeiro

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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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, after São Paulo and Minas Gerais. 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.

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Brazil: Coronavirus restrictions lifted in Rio, Sao Paulo Bars and restaurants in Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo have reopened after more than three months of restrictions. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:49Published 1 week ago

Catholics attend first mass in Rio since virus lockdown The devoted of the Catholic church welcomed the chance to attend a mass after almost three months praying and listening to ceremonies from home via social media.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 1 week ago

Brazilians worry as coronavirus cases surge Even as they were out for a walk along Copacabana beach, residents of Rio de Janeiro said they were worried about the coronavirus pandemic and their country's efforts to deal with it. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:29Published on June 15, 2020

Brazil's coronavirus death toll exceeds the UK's making it the second highest in the world It comes after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's biggest cities, reopened shops this week.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:20Published on June 13, 2020

Brazil restores COVID-19 data after court ruling On Tuesday Brazil brought detailed COVID-19 data back to its national website after a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ruled the full set of information, removed over the weekend, be reinstated. Gloria.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:46Published on June 10, 2020

Suspicion over Brazil's data as COVID-19 deaths rise Brazil reported 679 new COVID-19 deaths and 15,654 additional confirmed cases on Monday, as controversy grew over the country’s official coronavirus data. Joe Davies reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:52Published on June 9, 2020

Brazilian Black Lives Matter protests hit the streets Thousands of Brazilians marched on Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo on Sunday (June 7) as part of the global Black Lives Matter protest, expressing their outrage at the death of George Floyd in the U.S... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published on June 8, 2020

Bolsonaro accused of exploiting COVID-19 for political gains Protesters and supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro clash in Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo, as Brazil reports a record 33,000 infections on a single day, bringing the total number of cases to half a.. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:21Published on June 1, 2020

Brazilian artist dedicates mural to virus healthcare workers A graffiti artist has dedicated a mural in Rio de Janeiro to health workers taking care of patients and fighting against coronavirus in Brazil. Angelo Campos lost his grandmother and his uncle after.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:50Published on May 22, 2020

Brazil hospitals buckle under coronavirus Brazil has announced a total of 254,220 confirmed cases, overtaking Britain to become the country with the third-highest number of coronavirus infections and doctors are now airlifting patients out of.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:19Published on May 19, 2020

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Bolsonaro supporter vandalises Brazil beach memorial to coronavirus victims A beach memorial to Brazil’s coronavirus victims has been vandalised by a supporter of the country’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilians critical of their government’s response to the.. WorldNews - Published on June 12, 2020
Covid-19: Brazilians to participate in Chinese vaccine trial RIO DE JANEIRO: The Sao Paulo state government announced Thursday that Brazil's Instituto Butantan reached an agreement with the Chinese laboratory Sinovac Biotech to produce an experimental vaccine.. WorldNews - Published on June 12, 2020
Graves dug in Rio beach to protest handling of COVID-19 pandemic Brazilians critical of their government's ambiguous response to a surging coronavirus pandemic dug 100 graves and stuck black crosses in the sand of Rio's Copacabana beach on Thursday in a tribute to.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Rio de Janeiro governor faces impeachment proceedings over graft investigations A majority of the assembly members of the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Wednesday to start impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel for alleged graft. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro followed Trump’s coronavirus blueprint. Now its cases are surging RIO DE JANEIRO – He's shown disdain for facts and science-based recommendations. He's said the public will eventually realize they were "tricked" by governors and large parts of the media over a.. WorldNews - Published on June 10, 2020
Judge orders Bolsonaro to resume publishing Brazil Covid-19 data Judge orders Bolsonaro to resume publishing Brazil Covid-19 data The Guardian UK Tom Phillips and Caio Barretto Briso in Rio de Janeiro Tue 9 Jun 2020 15.25 BST Link:... WorldNews - Published on June 9, 2020
Brazil sows further confusion by releasing contradictory sets of COVID-19 data RIO DE JANEIRO — After removing cumulative numbers for how many people have died in Brazil of coronavirus from a national website, the government sowed further confusion and controversy by releasing.. WorldNews - Published on June 8, 2020	In violent Rio, U.S. protests stoke backlash against deadly cops The killing of another black teenager by Rio de Janeiro police last month was, based on the numbers, unremarkable – one of hundreds gunned down every year by some of the world's deadliest cops. Reuters India - Published on June 8, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Brazil's Supreme Court halts police raids in Rio's favelas during pandemic A Brazilian Supreme Court minister on Friday prohibited police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as a groundswell of criticism of brutal police tactics grows in.. Reuters - Published on June 6, 2020	Rio looks to reopen as Brazil approaches Italy in coronavirus deaths The mayor of Rio de Janeiro allowed more than 10,000 street vendors to go back to work on Thursday and Brazil's president pressed for legal action to force local governments to reopen beaches, as the.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
Brazil's COVID-19 cases top 500,000, death toll nears 30,000 RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Brazil on Sunday said its nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases... WorldNews - Published on June 1, 2020	Brazil registers world's fifth highest death toll from COVID-19 RIO DE JANEIRO, May 30 -- Brazil has the fifth highest death toll from COVID-19 in the world, after registering over 1,000... WorldNews - Published on May 30, 2020
Brazil tops 25,000 virus deaths RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday, as the country emerged as the latest epicenter in the global pandemic. The health ministry said it had.. WorldNews - Published on May 28, 2020	Sea turtles appear next to Rio airport thanks to fewer flights amid pandemic Sea turtles have been spotted swimming amid garbage next to an airport in Brazil's tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro, as the scream of jet engines that would normally keep them away has been largely.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Brazil police raid Rio governor's residences amid COVID-19 probe Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID-19 corruption probe, targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaro's political foes as.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020	Brazil's Rio governor denies wrongdoing in criminal probe; attacks Bolsonaro The governor of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro denied any wrongdoing after the federal police searched his residences in connection with a corruption probe, according to a strongly worded statement on.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020
In Bolsonaro's Brazil, everyone but himself is to blame for virus Rio De Janeiro: With Brazil emerging as one of the world’s most infected countries,president Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame on mayors,.. WorldNews - Published on May 26, 2020	Virus hits young people harder in Brazil Rio De Janeiro: More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also by poverty and the need to.. WorldNews - Published on May 22, 2020
Corpse lay on the street in coronavirus-racked Rio for 30 hours Valnir da Silva died on the streets of a poor Rio de Janeiro neighborhood on Saturday. His body lay on the sidewalk for 30 hours, according to relatives and neighbors. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	Rio pet delivery brings companionship to Brazilians in isolation Three-year-old Sansa, a black dog with a white spot on her belly, spent nearly a year in a Rio de Janeiro animal shelter before the coronavirus pandemic restricted visitors, making her odds of being.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela A deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro on Friday morning drew crowds into the streets of a neighbourhood under quarantine, provoking criticism from residents and activists. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Brazil's Bolsonaro says he may release tape in police probe Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he is considering releasing a video that sources say shows him explaining that he needs a friendly police chief in Rio de Janeiro to shield his.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2020
Brazil records deadliest day with 881 confirmed COVID-19 deaths Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia: Brazil’s confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed Germany on Tuesday, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fought states over his wish to reopen gyms and beauty.. WorldNews - Published on May 13, 2020	On tape, Bolsonaro cites protecting his family in push to swap top Rio cop: source Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an April cabinet meeting that he needed to change Rio de Janeiro's chief of the federal police to protect family members under investigation, a person with.. Reuters - Published on May 12, 2020
Pandemic politics costing lives in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro keeps saying coronavirus fears are overblown. Other officials at the federal, state and local levels insist the danger is all too real. Brazil is torn.. WorldNews - Published on May 12, 2020	How an Argentine family quarantines inside a sailboat near Rio de Janeiro Constanza Coll had planned to give up her full-time home aboard a sailboat, currently traveling along the Brazilian coast, in time to give birth to her second child in a public hospital in her native.. Reuters - Published on May 11, 2020
Live COVID-19 updates: Brazil reports close to 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 9,897 with 751 new deaths.. WorldNews - Published on May 9, 2020	Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of meddling in Rio federal police The president’s sons,... WorldNews - Published on May 6, 2020
Rio police chief swap adds to federal probe of Bolsonaro Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Tuesday the replacement of the federal police chief in Rio de Janeiro, adding to scrutiny from the country's top prosecutor into the right-wing.. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020	Brazil's Bolsonaro confirms his top cop appointee replaced Rio police chief Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Tuesday the replacement of the federal police chief in Rio de Janeiro, where two of his sons are under investigation. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020
Rio beach vendor turns to home delivery to beat coronavirus lockdown In the beach food capital of the world, the coronavirus lockdown has been a killer for vendors who normally slog up and down crowded sands in the baking sun to sell anything from corn on the cob to.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020	Specter of hunger rises in Brazil as coronavirus wrecks incomes In a brick warehouse on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, dozens of charity workers filled trucks with bags of beans, rice, flour and other staples to be distributed throughout the Brazilian metropolis'.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
Two Brazilian governors test positive for coronavirus Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, in the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon rainforest state of Pará, becoming the latest leaders to get.. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020	Coronavirus: Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio illuminated as doctor Images of thanks and hope were projected onto the statue in Rio de Janeiro. BBC News - Published on April 13, 2020
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Riding out the pandemic, Rio surfers catch a wave of controversy Despite stay-at-home orders aiming to protect people from the new coronavirus, many of Rio de Janeiro's famous beaches have been buzzing with surfers seeking to catch the season's first big swell. Reuters - Published on April 7, 2020	Brazil lacks coronavirus tests, other equipment, report says RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian health officials grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak have issued a stark warning about a lack of hospital beds, masks, testing devices and trained staff across.. WorldNews - Published on April 5, 2020
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro hits out at 'dictatorial' Rio beaches ban President again undermines efforts to tackle coronavirus by criticising state’s governor Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Brazilian president has further undermined.. WorldNews - Published on April 3, 2020	In Rio de Janeiro, trash collectors struggle to survive as city shuts down Deise Geraldine is one of scores of Rio de Janeiro trash collectors who usually make their living by scavenging bottles and cans left by restaurants and bars at the curb. Reuters - Published on March 31, 2020
Rio converts Maracana stadium into hospital RIO DE JANEIRO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's iconic Maracana stadium will be used as a makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients, Rio de Janeiro's state governor Wilson... WorldNews - Published on March 27, 2020	Brazil's Maracana stadium tapped to serve as coronavirus hospital Brazil's Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, which includes the world famous soccer stadium, will become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus, state authorities said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020
Gangs call curfews as coronavirus hits Rio favelas The "baile funk" dance parties have been called off. Some open-air drug markets are closed for business. Gangs and militias have imposed strict curfews. Coronavirus is coming, and Rio de Janeiro's.. Reuters - Published on March 24, 2020	A Brazilian woman caught coronavirus on vacation. Her maid is now dead Last Monday, housekeeper Cleonice Gonçalves suddenly fell ill while working at an apartment in Leblon, an exclusive neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro tucked between the mountains and the city's famous.. Reuters - Published on March 24, 2020