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Pictures: One million march in Brazil's escalating protests
Rio De Janeiro: At least one million people rallied across Brazil on Thursday in escalating mass demonstrations over the quality of public services and the high cost of staging the World Cup, polic
Rio to bid for Formula 1 race
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula One to the Brazilian city.
Paes is seeking talks with F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about the prospect of making
Rio summit to make fresh bid to tackle environment woes
A crucial summit on global development kicks off here on Wednesday with nearly 20 heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in attendance in a fresh bid to rally the w
Mass dolphin rescue witnessed off Rio coast
A dramatic video showing 30 beached dolphins being rescued by beachgoers in Brazil has become an internet sensation.
The video shows dolphins appearing out of nowhere and suddenly beaching en masse o
Rio's riotous Carnival reaches dazzling highpoint
Rio's riotous Carnival was in full swing on Monday as top samba schools paraded sumptuous allegorical floats and hundreds of exquisitely costumed performers to a thumping drum beat.
The night parades
Four dead, 22 missing in Rio high-rises collapse
Rescue teams frantically dug through rubble on Thursday for at least 22 people missing after three buildings collapsed in the historic heart of Rio, killing at least four people, officials said.
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Rio high-rises collapse, 19 missing
Nineteen people were missing early on Thursday after three buildings, one of them 20 stories high, collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, injuring five people, authorities said.
The collapse, apparent
Brazil crackdown on drugs begins
Reuters: Armoured cars rolled through smoke-filled streets in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as police battled slum-based drug gangs for a fifth consecutive day in the city slated to host the 2016 Olympic
