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Brazil's former richest man Eike Batista sent to prison Former Brazilian oil and mining tycoon Eike Batista has been transferred to a high security prison in Rio de Janeiro
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 Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover| Police in Brazil believe that ambassador was killed by his wife's lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects | |
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Brazilian evangelist become Rio Mayor A Brazilian evangelical pastor, Marcelo Crivella, has been elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro in the second round of municipal elections
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 Rio Paralympics 2016: Closing ceremony tribute for Golbarnezhad  The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening
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Paralympics 2016: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony Map of Maracana Rio de Janeiro Brazil| Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed as the Paralympics opened to a backdrop of colour, music and a powerful message of inclusivity | |
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 Arrested OCI chief Pat Hickey 'to be taken to police station' Arrested Olympic Council of Ireland's president Pat Hickey has been released from hospital to be questioned at a Rio police station
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Protest mars Olympic torch Rio arrival ahead of ceremony The Olympic torch has arrived in Rio de Janeiro by boat after a three-month tour of Brazilian cities
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| Jul.26 |
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Rousseff will not attend Olympic ceremony in Rio de Janeiro The suspended Brazilian President will not attend the opening ceremony because she does not want to take a secondary position in the stadium
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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  Moscow: Vladimir Putin has said it is unjust and unfair that Russian athletes remain banned from international competition, including the Olympics in Rio
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 Protesters call for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment Tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Brazil calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff
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Brazil hit by anti-World Cup rallies. Sao Paulo
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Brazilian military rule torturer Paulo Malhaes found dead A former colonel who admitted torturing and killing political prisoners under military rule was killed by three men who entered his home
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Clashes at Brazil teacher protest Protesters have clashed with the police in Brazil's largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, after marches in support of striking teach...
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Brazil teacher protests turn violent Protesters demonstrating in support of teachers receiving better pay in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have clashed with police
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 Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil Map of Copacabana Rio de Janeiro Brazil| Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day | |
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 Pope re-enacts Way of the Cross Pope Francis has joined crowds of Roman Catholic pilgrims in Rio de Janeiro for a re-enactment of Jesus carrying the cross to his crucifixio...
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Thousands meet Pope at Copacabana Pope Francis has visited Copacabana beach, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, to hold the greeting ceremony for World Youth Day
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| Jul.24 |
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Pope warns against drug legalisation Pope Francis has criticised drug legalisation plans in Latin America during the inauguration of a clinic for drug addicts in Rio de Janeiro
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Thousands attend Brazil youth Mass Map of Copacabana Beach Rio de Janeiro Brazil| Around 400,000 Roman Catholics have joined a ceremony on Copacabana Beach to mark the opening of World Youth Day | |
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Catholics gather in Rio for festival Around 400,000 have joined a ceremony on Copacabana Beach in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to mark the opening of World Youth Day
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New Brazil marches ahead of final
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Brazil rocked by fresh mass protests There have been violent clashes between protesters and police in a fresh wave of anti-government rallies in Brazil
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Brazil sends force to quell unrest Brazil's government says it will deploy a national security force to 5 major cities after a wave of protests by almost a quarter of a million...
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Architect Niemeyer dies aged 104
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Protesters march against Maracana privatisation
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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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 Rio judge bans float on Holocaust A judge has banned a group from parading in the carnival with a float depicting the victims of the Holocaust and a Hitler figure
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