http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/12430-rio-de-janeiro.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/12430-rio-de-janeiro.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161116-protesters-brazils-biggest-city.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil early Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and high prices. In one of several reported protests, about 200 people blocked the Anchieta Highway that links Sao Paulo and the port city of S... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:07:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161116-protesters-brazils-biggest-city.html 2013-06-19T16:07:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2159476-valcke-wants-fifa-chief-blatter-to-stand.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The prospect of Sepp Blatter reversing a previous pledge and standing again for the FIFA presidency is growing. Before being re-elected unopposed in 2011, Blatter promised to stand aside after serving a final term but he has spent months dropping hints he wants to remain in the job. And Blatter's closest aide, once tipped as a possib... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:50:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2159476-valcke-wants-fifa-chief-blatter-to-stand.html 2013-06-18T17:50:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic hub, at least 65... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:28:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html 2013-06-18T03:28:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2144392-german-tourist-shot-rio-slum-recovers.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian hospital spokeswoman says a German tourist has been discharged after recovering from the gunshot wounds he received last month while visiting one of Rio de Janeiro's largest slums. Vanessa Rodrigues of Casa de Saude Sao Jose hospital says 25-year-old Frank Daniel Benjamin checked out on Tuesday and plans to visit Rio's Ch... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:41:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2144392-german-tourist-shot-rio-slum-recovers.html 2013-06-11T16:41:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2122610-german-tourist-shot-rio-favela.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Rio de Janeiro say a German tourist was shot and injured during a visit with a friend to one of the city's largest slums. A police statement said Friday that the 25-year old German was shot twice in the abdomen in the Rocinha favela and was carried by a local to authorities for help. The friend, also a German, told police t... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:56:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2122610-german-tourist-shot-rio-favela.html 2013-06-01T01:56:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2121352-brazil-to-use-elite-troops-popes-visit.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil says soldiers of its elite National Force will be used to beef up security in Rio de Janeiro in July when Pope Francis attends World Youth Day. The decision to use the National Force was published Friday in the government's official gazette. The pope's July 22-29 visit to the world's largest Roman Catholic country will be his first... Fri, 31 May 2013 14:54:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2121352-brazil-to-use-elite-troops-popes-visit.html 2013-05-31T14:54:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2112022-brazil-foodies-beaten-path-rios-slums.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Adriana Peixoto would fit right in at the trendiest Rio de Janeiro bar with her hipster glasses and the big black tattoos on her calves. But for a weekend gossip session over beers and seafood paella, the 35-year-old audiovisual producer and her friends settled on a venue that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago: a bar i... Mon, 27 May 2013 07:07:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2112022-brazil-foodies-beaten-path-rios-slums.html 2013-05-27T07:07:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102680-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html LONDON (AP) — Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games. The 60-year-old Carrion, a banking executive who chairs the IOC financ... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:36:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102680-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html 2013-05-22T13:36:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2074566-bach-cites-ethics-issue-with-havelange-stadium.html LONDON (AP) — 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 Olympic stadium in Rio, a top IOC official said on Thursday. Havelange resigned as honorary president of football's governing body last month, shortly before the release of a FIFA ethics repor... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:53:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2074566-bach-cites-ethics-issue-with-havelange-stadium.html 2013-05-09T19:53:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071908-brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. The Rio de Janeiro State Health Department said in a statement that the woman's husband was cleaning his spear gun when it went off, firing a harpoon that hit her cervical spine. Elisangel... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:22:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071908-brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting.html 2013-05-08T22:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2068146-pope-to-visit-rio-slum-july-world-youth-day.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 pontiff. The Vatican on Tuesday released Francis' itinerary for the July 22-29 trip to the world's largest Roman Catholic country. It includes a meeting with prisoners and a visit to a Ri... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:02:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2068146-pope-to-visit-rio-slum-july-world-youth-day.html 2013-05-07T11:02:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2065912-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html LONDON (AP) — 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 stake in Polvo from Devon Energy in 2011 as part of a purchase in ten exploration and production blocks. Maersk owns the other 40 percent and the field, located approximately 100 kilometers (60 ... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:40:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2065912-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html 2013-05-06T13:40:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/racing/2023458-boston-bombs-raise-worries-olympics-world-cup.html LONDON (AP) — 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 around the world, including the Olympics and World Cup. The twin bombings near the marathon finish line that killed three people and injured more than 170 people brought into sharp focus the se... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:29:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/racing/2023458-boston-bombs-raise-worries-olympics-world-cup.html 2013-04-17T00:29:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2000974-german-tourists-robbed-brazil.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 incident occurred Thursday. Gunmen forced the tourists' van to stop as it was approaching a wooded area near Christ the Redeemer statue. The driver and guide were also robbed. The statem... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:39:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2000974-german-tourists-robbed-brazil.html 2013-04-05T17:39:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1993962-rape-kidnap-tourists-feed-rio-safety-fears.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 handcuffed French boyfriend looked on helplessly, in an incident that's shocked this resort city as it gears up to host next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The police response to t... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1993962-rape-kidnap-tourists-feed-rio-safety-fears.html 2013-04-03T07:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1993044-us-french-tourists-kidnapped-1-raped-rio.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 boyfriend was handcuffed, hit with a crowbar and forced to watch the attacks, police said. The incidents raise new questions about security in Rio, which has won kudos for its crackdown on o... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:14:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1993044-us-french-tourists-kidnapped-1-raped-rio.html 2013-04-02T18:14:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1981856-ioc-backs-rio-olympic-preps-stadium-closure.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC expressed confidence Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's preparations for the 2016 Olympics despite the temporary closure of the stadium that will host track and field events. Rio authorities said Tuesday they decided to shut the Joao Havelange Stadium because of structural problems with the roof. International Olympic Commi... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/1981856-ioc-backs-rio-olympic-preps-stadium-closure.html 2013-03-27T18:52:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972430-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rights.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 said America Movil, the Mexican telecommunications company controlled by Slim, was awarded the rights to next year's Winter Games in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on me... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:38:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1972430-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rights.html 2013-03-22T23:38:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1969194-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square-meter (129,000-square-foot) space in an impeccably renovated 1866 mansion, will house... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1969194-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html 2013-03-21T15:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1927634-young-brazilian-dancers-wow-visiting-royal-ballet.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Young dancers performing to Afro-Brazilian music put on an energetic show Saturday to close out an educational visit by representatives from London's Royal Opera House and its Royal Ballet company. The show at the Afro-Reggae cultural center in the Vigario Geral shantytown impressed Royal Opera chief executive Tony Hall as well as th... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:09:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1927634-young-brazilian-dancers-wow-visiting-royal-ballet.html 2013-03-02T22:09:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1889268-rogge-rio-olympic-organizers-warning.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — 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 evaluation panel is due in Brazil on Monday to begin its latest visit, amid persistent reports that progress is behind schedule. Rogge was reminded Wednesday that, when leading t... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1889268-rogge-rio-olympic-organizers-warning.html 2013-02-13T17:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1883986-papal-resignation-sparks-global-disbelief-grief.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 centuries, even as many prayed for a new charismatic pontiff who could lead the church into a new era after decades of disaffection and mistrust. Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Canada, ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1883986-papal-resignation-sparks-global-disbelief-grief.html 2013-02-11T22:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1877834-carnival-fever-seizes-rio-seek-escape.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 opening on Friday, Leo Name is hunkering down. The self-avowed Carnival Scrooge has stocked up on frozen TV dinners and hopes he won't have to set foot outside his apartment during the five days of festivit... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1877834-carnival-fever-seizes-rio-seek-escape.html 2013-02-08T15:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1852862-brazil-police-outdoor-flare-started-club-fire.html SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — 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, according to a police inspector leading the investigation into this weekend's deadly blaze. Inspector Marcelo Arigony told reporters at a news conference Tuesday that members of th... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1852862-brazil-police-outdoor-flare-started-club-fire.html 2013-01-30T01:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1851210-neglect-errors-to-blame-brazil-nightclub-fire.html SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — 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 pyrotechnics, the extinguisher didn't work. All the elements were in place for the tragedy at the Kiss nightclub early Sunday. The result was the world's worst fire of its kind in more than a... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1851210-neglect-errors-to-blame-brazil-nightclub-fire.html 2013-01-28T20:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1849608-wcup-organizers-cancel-event-fire-tragedy.html SAO PAULO (AP) — 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 more than 230 people in southern Brazil on Sunday. FIFA said it maintained "full confidence" in Brazilian authorities' security plans for the World Cup, but the event scheduled for Monday in t... 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