http://www.mail.com/locations/12430-rio-de-janeiro.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12430-rio-de-janeiro.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102750-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 13:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102750-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html 2013-05-22T13:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087752-education-woes-achilles-heel-brazil.html SEROPEDICA, Brazil (AP) — There's a storage room just off a university lab that gives students more experience than many can handle: Skinned pigs and cats, disembodied cow livers, intestines, brains and the other unidentifiable detritus of years' worth of dissections fill a dozen wading pool-sized vats to the brim. With the veterinary department's inciner... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:06:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087752-education-woes-achilles-heel-brazil.html 2013-05-15T17:06:21Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2071908-brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting.html 2013-05-08T22:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065952-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 13:39:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065952-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html 2013-05-06T13:39:22Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2033426-rio-delivers-bikinis-mesh-rigid-metal.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just how complicated can the Brazilian bikini, among the skimpiest iterations of the simple spandex triangle and string design, possibly get? Judging from the innovative, inventive and some downright strange beachwear options that hit the runways during Fashion Rio, the seaside metropolis' five-daylong fashion showcase, the sky's the... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:09:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2033426-rio-delivers-bikinis-mesh-rigid-metal.html 2013-04-20T21:09:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2027262-lennys-rise-garage-to-brazils-bikini-queen.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before she became Brazil's bikini queen, with an empire of chic boutiques and legions of VIP fans that include Hollywood A-listers and pop royalty, Lenny Niemeyer was locked away in her garage, making swimwear out of old pareos and sliced cow bones. Sitting before this perfectly coiffed blond businesswoman in a sun-lit corner office ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2027262-lennys-rise-garage-to-brazils-bikini-queen.html 2013-04-18T04:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023468-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/news/world/2023468-boston-bombs-raise-worries-olympics-world-cup.html 2013-04-17T00:29:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2024300-brazil-official-world-cup-olympics-will-safe.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian officials said Tuesday they were closely following the investigation into the explosions at the Boston Marathon as they consider whether to change security measures for next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. But a top official with FIFA, soccer's world governing body, said his organization was already planning tougher... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:49:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2024300-brazil-official-world-cup-olympics-will-safe.html 2013-04-16T22:49:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015032-price-surge-tomatoes-brazilians-up-arms.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The tomato has long been a near-obligatory garnishing for just about any Brazilian dish, yet it's becoming the country's apple of discord. A longer-than-usual rainy season, high fuel prices and superheated demand have combined to send prices for the beloved food soaring, and consumers are seeing red. Facebook pages have popped up for... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:14:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015032-price-surge-tomatoes-brazilians-up-arms.html 2013-04-12T12:14:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2002578-mormon-conference-woman-leads-prayer.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the first time in the event's 183-year history, a woman led a prayer Saturday at the semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jean A. Stevens led the morning session's closing prayer for the more than 100,000 Mormons gathered in Salt Lake City for the two-day general conference, and the millions mo... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2002578-mormon-conference-woman-leads-prayer.html 2013-04-06T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1993962-rape-kidnap-tourists-feed-rio-safety-fears.html 2013-04-03T07:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1993054-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 18:14:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1993054-us-french-tourists-kidnapped-1-raped-rio.html 2013-04-02T18:14:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990092-tom-cruise-visit-to-rios-maracana-stadium.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tom Cruise took time off from promoting his latest movie in Brazil by visiting Maracana stadium and meeting former Brazilian soccer star Zico. Cruise posed for photos at the stadium's newly installed field holding a Brazil jersey with his name on the back. The actor told Globo TV it "would be an honor" to make it to the 2014 World Cu... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:32:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990092-tom-cruise-visit-to-rios-maracana-stadium.html 2013-04-01T15:32:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1986670-bolt-to-150-meter-race-copacabana-beach.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his 150-meter world best in a street race this weekend in Rio de Janeiro. Bolt will compete at a track specially built at the famous beach on Sunday, challenging Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey, Ecuador's Alex Quinones, and a Brazilian athlete from a l... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:09:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1986670-bolt-to-150-meter-race-copacabana-beach.html 2013-03-29T16:09:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1981690-disabled-surfers-brave-waves-brazil.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One minute, Renata Glasner is watching the waves crash on Leblon beach from her wheelchair. The next, she's plowing through the turbulent waters on a specially adapted surfboard. Glasner, a 35-year-old graphic designer who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis four years ago, is one of dozens of disabled people on this special strip ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:19:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1981690-disabled-surfers-brave-waves-brazil.html 2013-03-27T13:19:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1974408-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 23:37:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1974408-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rights.html 2013-03-22T23:37:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972442-indians-police-clash-rio-world-cup-preps.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pandemonium broke out in the shadow of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on Friday as riot police raided an old museum that authorities want razed ahead of the 2014 World Cup, but where a few indigenous people had squatted for years. Officers in full riot gear stormed into the dilapidated complex just as a tense, hours-long standoff ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:46:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972442-indians-police-clash-rio-world-cup-preps.html 2013-03-22T18:46:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969210-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 15:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969210-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html 2013-03-21T15:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1957514-brazils-oil-revenue-law.html SAO PAULO (AP) — A new oil law that gives a greater share of royalty revenues from Brazil's vast oil fields to non-producing states went into effect Friday and producing states filed appeals against it with the Supreme Court. The law was published in the official gazette after President Dilma Rousseff signed it Thursday. The new law shares oil royalties, ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:44:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1957514-brazils-oil-revenue-law.html 2013-03-15T21:44:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1889028-brazils-booming-beauty-market-draws-investors.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Looking good has always been serious business in Brazil. Now it's big business, too. A flush new middle class and a population strong on working adults is dropping major cash on designer shampoos, lotions and cosmetics, rapidly turning this country into a beauty industry powerhouse. Sales of beauty products in Brazil hit $43 billion ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:24:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1889028-brazils-booming-beauty-market-draws-investors.html 2013-02-13T15:24:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1884984-rio-de-janeiros-samba-schools-vie-title.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival revelers danced until dawn on Tuesday as Rio de Janeiro's samba schools held their annual sequin-drenched parade competitions at the city's iconic Sambadrome. The all-night-long parade saw six top-tier samba schools deploy powerful percussion sections, larger-than-life floats and battalions of nearly nude samba dancers. Tens... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1884984-rio-de-janeiros-samba-schools-vie-title.html 2013-02-12T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1885432-rio-teacher-to-prove-gringos-samba-too.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With their gyrating hips and feet that move so fast they dissolve into a blur, samba instructor Carla Campos' students are barely distinguishable from the swarms of scantily clad dancers in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parades. What's make them different is where they come from: abroad. While non-Brazilians have long shelled out hundred... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1885432-rio-teacher-to-prove-gringos-samba-too.html 2013-02-12T12:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1883966-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/news/world/1883966-papal-resignation-sparks-global-disbelief-grief.html 2013-02-11T22:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1882714-hundreds-toil-months-rios-carnival-parade.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There's nothing glamorous about the industrial warehouse reverberating with the zap of soldering metal, the clatter of hammers and an earsplitting whine of a circular saw, or in the sweat-drenched workers toiling in the midafternoon summer heat among huge bolts of cloth and heavy-duty sewing machines. Yet it's from warehouses like th... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1882714-hundreds-toil-months-rios-carnival-parade.html 2013-02-11T06:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1881072-rios-samba-dancers-stars-night-workers-day.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It's a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company's drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles as a scantily clad samba school dancer in over-the-top performances glittery enough for a Hollywood musical. Like many samba dancers, or "passistas" as they'... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1881072-rios-samba-dancers-stars-night-workers-day.html 2013-02-10T07:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1880324-brazils-carnival-moves-samba.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The crowd gathering Saturday was a typical Rio Carnival mix: a sprinkling of superheroes, girls in cute bunny outfits, zombies and princesses, a group of hairy-chested hula dancers. But the sound sure wasn't samba. "You and I must make a pact," a high-pitched voice sang in English, soaring above the crowd. "We must bring salvation ba... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1880324-brazils-carnival-moves-samba.html 2013-02-09T18:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1877834-carnival-fever-seizes-rio-seek-escape.html 2013-02-08T15:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1877258-ioc-asked-to-probe-court-interference-brazil.html The ousted presidents of two Brazilian sports federations have filed complaints with the IOC claiming they were removed from their posts after illegal interference from local courts. The Brazilian ice sports federation and the badminton federation claim the court rulings are a clear violation of the Olympic Charter and say it could eventually lead to a su... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1877258-ioc-asked-to-probe-court-interference-brazil.html 2013-02-08T10:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1865922-rio-carnival-to-dogs-canine-street-party.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The crowd at the Blocao Carnival street party Sunday was a decidedly mixed one. Roughly half the revelers were humans, the other half dogs, though the canine contingent was unquestionably the better dressed of the two. Several hundred revelers of both species turned out for the 11th edition of the Blocao, the most animal friendly of ... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1865922-rio-carnival-to-dogs-canine-street-party.html 2013-02-03T22:16:00Z