Bach cites ethics issue with Havelange Stadium
Brazil must abide by the IOC's "zero tolerance" ethics policy in deciding whether to keep disgraced former FIFA president Joao Havelange's name on the ...
Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting
A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.
Pope to visit Rio slum during July World Youth Day
Pope Francis will visit one of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, or slums, during his weeklong visit to Brazil for World Youth Day, his first foreign trip as ...
BP to exit Brazil's Polvo oil field
Oil company BP says it is selling its majority stake in Brazil's Polvo oil field for $135 million in cash to HRT Oil & Gas. BP gained its 60 percent ...
Boston bombs raise worries for Olympics, World Cup
From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events ...
German tourists robbed in Brazil
Brazilian police say gunmen have attacked a tourist van and robbed nine German tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro. Police say in a brief statement the ...
Rape, kidnap of tourists feed Rio safety fears
A late night outing turned into a six-hour-long nightmare after an American woman was gang raped and beaten aboard a public transit van while her ...
US, French tourists kidnapped, 1 raped in Rio
A night out on the town turned into a nightmare after an American woman was gang raped and beaten aboard a public transport van while her French ...
IOC backs Rio Olympic preps after stadium closure
The IOC expressed confidence Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's preparations for the 2016 Olympics despite the temporary closure of the stadium that will ...
Carlos Slim's company wins Olympic TV rights
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC ...
Museum to showcase contemporary Latin American art
Long a cultural backwater, Rio de Janeiro has taken another leap toward becoming an art hot spot with this week's opening of a museum built around one ...
Young Brazilian dancers wow visiting Royal Ballet
Young dancers performing to Afro-Brazilian music put on an energetic show Saturday to close out an educational visit by representatives from London's ...
Rogge: Rio Olympic organizers don't need warning
IOC President Jacques Rogge believes he won't need to publicly warn organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics about delayed preparations. An IOC ...
Papal resignation sparks global disbelief, grief
From the parishes of Poland to the churches of Chile, Roman Catholics around the world were stunned Monday at the first papal resignation in six ...
As Carnival fever seizes Rio, some seek escape
As samba queens get final touch-ups on their sequins and feathers and hundreds of thousands of revelers take command of Rio's streets for Carnival's ...
Brazil police: Outdoor flare started club fire
Penny-pinching by a band known for its onstage pyrotechnic displays may have cost more than 230 people their lives at a nightclub in southern Brazil, ...
Neglect, errors to blame in Brazil nightclub fire
There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes. And when a band member tried to put out a fire that had been started by ...
WCup organizers cancel event after fire tragedy
FIFA and local organizers canceled an event celebrating 500 days to go until the 2014 World Cup because of a devastating nightclub fire that killed ...
Rio de Janeiro's favelas find a place on city maps
Look at most maps of Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are easy to spot, as are the iconic ocean-front neighborhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. In the ...
Weather medium suspends deal with Rio City Hall
Meteorologists in Rio de Janeiro will have to go back to predicting weather the old-fashioned way — through traditional scientific methods — after the ...
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction
Police in riot gear surrounded a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's storied Maracana stadium on Saturday, preparing to evict ...
Belarus consul drowns on Rio beach
Belarus' consul in Rio de Janeiro has drowned while swimming at a beach in the Brazilian city. An official with Rio's health secretariat said Monday ...
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