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Samba school wins with anti-corruption message
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Brazil jails eight militants over Rio Olympic plot |
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Carnival parade float crashes in Brazil, injuring 8
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Brazil's former richest man Eike Batista sent to prison
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| Dec.31 |
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Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover |
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| Nov.19 |
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Brazil: Four dead after police helicopter 'shot down by gang'
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Brazilian evangelist become Rio Mayor |
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| Oct.27 |
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Wada publishes report highlighting 'serious failings' at Olympic Games |
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| Sep.18 |
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Rio Paralympics 2016: Closing ceremony tribute for Golbarnezhad |
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Rio Paralympics 2016: Iranian Para-cyclist dies following crash |
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Paralympics 2016: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony
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| Aug.23 |
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Russia banned from Paralympic Games |
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Lochte: Speedo and Ralph Lauren among four to end sponsorship |
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Spectacular closing ceremony as Olympic flag goes to Tokyo 
The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo
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Marathon man Eliud Kipchoge completes Kenya double |
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USA beat Serbia in men's basketball to win last gold of Games |
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| Aug.20 |
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Brazil beat Germany on penalties to win men's football gold Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties in Rio to win their first men's Olympic football gold medal
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Great Britain's Mo Farah wins 5,000m & 10,000m 'double double' |
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Swimmer Ryan Lochte says sorry to Brazilians |
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Caster Semenya wins 800m gold for South Africa |
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Joy of six as US wins women's basketball gold in Rio |
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| Aug.19 |
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Usain Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold as Jamaica take 4x100m relay Map of Olympic Stadium Rio de Janeiro Brazil Usain Bolt ended his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented 'triple triple' and his ninth gold as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in Rio
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United States women win gold in 4x100-meter relay |
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Germany pips Sweden to Olympic women's football gold |
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| Aug.18 |
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Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble t...
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US apologises for swimmers 'unacceptable behaviour' |
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Olympics: US swimmers not robbed - police chief 
Four US swimmers who said they had been robbed in Rio de Janeiro were not victims of crime, the head of the city's civil police has insisted
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US swimmers stopped at Rio airport |
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US women make it 1-2-3 at Rio in 100m hurdles |
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Arrested OCI chief Pat Hickey 'to be taken to police station' |
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15-year-old 'perfectionist' wins Olympic diving gold for China |
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| Aug.16 |
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Sweden ousts Brazil in penalty kicks to reach women's soccer final |
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Simone Biles wins fourth Olympic gold on floor |
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| Aug.15 |
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Thiago Braz da Silva wins Brazil's second gold medal of Games
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Kenya's David Rudisha remains the king of 800 meters |
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| Aug.14 |
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Usain Bolt wins 100m gold, Justin Gatlin second Jamaica's Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin
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Andy Murray defeats Juan Martin del Potro for second Olympic gold |
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Justin Rose Wins Olympic Golf Event |
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US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three others robbed |
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Jemima Sumgong wins women's marathon for Kenya |
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| Aug.13 |
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Michael Phelps bows out of Games with gold in men's relay Map of Olympic Aquatics Stadium Rio de Janeiro Brazil He won his 23rd Olympic gold in what looks like being his final Games. Phelps, 31, secured his fifth gold of Rio 2016 to set a new Games record
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Great Britain's Mo Farah repeats as Olympic 10,000-meter champion |
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Elaine Thompson wins 100m gold, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce third |
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Puig wins women's tennis final, the first Olympic gold for Puerto Rico |
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| Aug.12 |
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Joseph Schooling beats Michael Phelps in 100m butterfly |
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| Aug.11 |
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Michael Phelps makes history to win 22nd Olympic gold The US star claimed the 22nd Olympic gold of his Olympic career after powering past the opposition in the final of the 200-meter individual ...
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Simone Biles wins all-around gold at Rio Games in US one-two |
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| Aug.10 |
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Kohei Uchimura retains Olympic crown in all-around gymnastics final |
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| Aug.9 |
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Michael Phelps extends his tally to 21 Olympic golds |
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| Aug.7 |
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Michael Phelps wins 19th Olympic gold |
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Paralympics 2016: Russian athletes banned after doping scandal
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| Aug.6 |
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Thrasher wins first gold medal of Rio Olympics |
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| Aug.5 |
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Opening ceremony celebrates Brazil to open Games Map of Maracana stadium Rio de Janeiro Brazil The 2016 Olympics have been formally opened with a colourful and pulsating ceremony at Rio's Maracana stadium
| Broadcast to an audience of 3 billion, it celebrated Brazil's history, culture and natural beauty, before former runner Vanderlei de Lima lit the cauldron. The build-up has been played out against a deep recession and political protests in Brazil
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Protest mars Olympic torch Rio arrival ahead of ceremony |
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| Jul.30 |
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IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes' participation |
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| Jul.26 |
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Rousseff will not attend Olympic ceremony in Rio de Janeiro |
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| Jul.24 |
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Russia not given blanket Games ban by IOC |
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| Jul.21 |
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Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month's Games Map of Avenue de Beaumont 2 1012 Lausanne Switzerland  Switzerland: Russian track and field athletes will remain banned from the Olympics following claims the country ran a state-sponsored doping program | |
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Brazil Olympics: Ten arrested for 'plotting 'terror'
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| Jun.20 |
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Australian Paralympian robbed at gunpoint in Rio |
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| Jun.17 |
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Rio state declares 'public calamity' over finances |
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Russian athletes ban is 'unfair', says Putin |
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Charges sought for 7 in rape of 16-year-old Brazilian girl |
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Zika virus: Risk of spread from Olympics 'very low' says WHO |
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| May.27 |
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Zika crisis: WHO rejects 'move Rio Olympics' call
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| Apr.21 |
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Rio de Janeiro cycleway collapses, killing two |
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Zika: Olympics plans announced by Rio authorities |
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| Oct.5 |
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Rio 2016: 30% cutback on Games budget to avoid overspend |
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| Aug.16 |
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Protesters call for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment |
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Tonnes of dead fish removed from Rio Olympic rowing venue |
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| Jan.23 |
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Brazilians urged to cut water use. Sao Paulo
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Superbug found in Rio Olympic waters |
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| Dec.11 |
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Brazil killer alleges 42 victims
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| Nov.30 |
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Rio mass wedding draws thousands |
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| Jul.13 |
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Messi wins Golden Ball as World Cup's top player |
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Germany wins World Cup over Argentina Map of Maracana Brazil| Germany won the match 1-0 after extra time, with a goal from Mario Götze. The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title and their first since reunification. Germany's victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. Italian Nicola Rizzoli was named as the referee of the final. Among these invited l... | |
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| Jul.11 |
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World Cup final security: Brazil plans huge security op |
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| Jul.7 |
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World Cup tickets official arrested |
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Germany through to semi-finals over France
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Rodriguez stars in Colombia win over Uruguay |
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Belgium takes down Russia with late Origi tally |
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Power fails in southern part of Rio de Janeiro |
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Spain knocked out of World Cup by Chile
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Brazil Olympics: Rio bay 'will not be clean for 2016' |
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Brazilian military rule torturer Paulo Malhaes found dead |
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Brazil teacher protests turn violent |
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Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth...
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Thousands attend Brazil youth Mass
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Brazil lift Confederations Cup
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| Jun.20 |
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Brazil rocked by fresh mass protests
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| May.5 |
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Shock over latest Brazil bus rape
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| Mar.31 |
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Foreign tourist raped on Rio minibus
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Olympic flag handed over to Rio London: The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed, as part of a spectacular closing ceremony
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Five bodies found in Rio rubble
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Three bodies found in Rio rubble
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High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead Two buildings -- one a 20-story building and the other 10 stories -- collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro
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Police target drug gangs in biggest slum Brazil's police say they have completed an operation to clear Rio de Janeiro's biggest slum, Rocinha, of drug gangs
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| Nov.12 |
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Brazilian police move on Rio slum |
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| Apr.7 |
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11 students killed in school shooting
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Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding | Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 people. Rescuers are trying to find survivors in cut-off areas of south-eastern... | |
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Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives |
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Troops to occupy slum through October |
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Brazil forces take over Rio slum Authorities launched a massive sweep of the Alemao favela complex, searching for drug gang leaders and illegal drugs
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Rio drug traffickers surrounded |
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Rio police 'in control of favela' Police in Rio de Janeiro say they now have total control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town, as they continue a crackdown on violent drug gang...
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Death toll climbs from Rio mudslides |
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| Apr.6 |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil | About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain. At least 33 people died in Rio de Janeiro city after 28cm of rain f... | |
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Death toll rains hits 51 More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud
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Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games 
Denmark: Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Map of Copacabana Brazil Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007
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| Jan.31 |
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Rio judge bans float on Holocaust
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| Aug.30 |
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Eight dead after train crash
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| Jul.13 |
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Pan-American Games open |
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| May.21 |
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Romario nets 1000th goal of career |
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| Jan.6 |
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Mudslide toll reaches 31 Firefighters recovered the body of a woman whose home was engulfed; her husband died of injuries
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Jail revolt leaves 34 dead
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World's biggest oil rig sinks
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| Mar.17 |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |
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