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 Rio de Janeiro, January 2014
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Searing heat, but air conditioning off at airport  Passengers are sweltering without air conditioning in parts Antonio Carlos Jobim international airport with temperatures outside hovering around...
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Violent rain storm sweeps over Rio de Janeiro A violent lightning and rain storm has swept across Rio de Janeiro, flooding streets and knocking out power in some neighborhoods
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Rio's iconic Christ statue damaged during storm Officials said Friday that the right thumb was chipped, apparently by a lightning strike Thursday night
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Brazil's streets flooded with Carnival merrymakers Streets across Brazil have been swamped with Carnival revelers, with the largest parties attracting more than 1 million merrymakers
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Dancer's death sparks Rio clashes  Violent protests have broken out in Rio de Janeiro following the death of a young man allegedly beaten by police, mistook him for a drug tra...
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| Apr.25 |
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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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| May.15 |
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 Brazil hit by anti-World Cup rallies Riot police have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro who marched against the cost of hosting the...
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 Brazil Olympics: Rio bay 'will not be clean for 2016' Mayor Eduardo Paes has said that the city will not be able to clean the polluted bay where Olympic sailing will be held before the Games
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  Messi's goal leads Argentina to 2-1 victory over Bosnia Lionel Messi scored a stunning second-half goal to push Argentina to a 2-1 victory over World Cup debutant in the Group F opener for both te...
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  Spain knocked out of World Cup by Chile| Spain's dominance of global football was brought to a crushing end as they were knocked out of the World Cup by an impressive Chile | |
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| Jun.22 |
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  Belgium takes down Russia with late Origi tally Teenage forward Divock Origi turned a listless Belgian performance into a late 1-0 win over Russia on Sunday, enough to qualify for the next round
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Power fails in southern part of Rio de Janeiro Map of Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Brazil Power has failed in a densely populated area in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro that is popular with tourists visiting for the World Cup
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| Jun.25 |
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  France wins Group E, Ecuador out of Cup after 0-0 draw France's much-vaunted attack missed a series of chances as it drew 0-0 with 10-man Ecuador to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup
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| Jun.28 |
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  Rodriguez stars in Colombia win over Uruguay Map of Est%E1dio do Maracan%E3 Brazil| James Rodriguez confirmed his status as the World Cup's newest star with a virtuoso display as Colombia took advantage of Luis Suarez's absence | |
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  Germany through to semi-finals over France Map of Maracana Brazil| Germany became the first nation to reach 4 consecutive semi-finals as Mats Hummels' early header proved enough to see them past France | |
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World Cup tickets official arrested Police have arrested Ray Whelan, the chief executive of a Fifa partner company as part of investigations into the illegal sale of World Cup ...
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| Jul.11 |
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World Cup final security: Brazil plans huge security op Brazilian authorities say they are planning Rio de Janeiro's largest ever security operation for the World Cup final on Sunday
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| Jul.13 |
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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 leaders was Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, the next World Cup hosts, and Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, the previous host.
Rousseff delivered the trophy to the champion in the awards ceremony.
German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel were present for the final
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Messi wins Golden Ball as World Cup's top player Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Ball as the World Cup's top individual, an award decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group
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 Fugitive NZ murderer Phillip Smith deported from Brazil Phillip Smith, 40, serving a life term for child molestation and murder who fled to Brazil has been deported to his home country, officials say
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 Rio mass wedding draws thousands Map of Maracanazinho Brazil Nearly 2,000 Brazilian couples have got married at an indoors sports venue in Rio de Janeiro, in the biggest mass wedding in the city's history
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Brazil killer alleges 42 victims| Brazilian police have arrested Sailson Jose das Gracas who has confessed to the killing of 42 people over the last decade in the city of Rio de Janeiro | |
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Superbug found in Rio Olympic waters Researchers have discovered a drug-resistant bacteria in the sea waters where sailing and windsurfing events will be held during the 2016 Ol...
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