Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion ...
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Glorious Redeemer
The sun rises in front of the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 29, 2023. (Photo ...
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Rio holds first all-out carnival since COVID
With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro will kick off its famed carnival parades Sunday, the ...
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‘Rebirth’ in Rio as carnival street parties return
Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de ...
Read moreBrazilian ex-lawmaker gets 50 years for murder of famed pastor-husband
RIO DE JANEIRO—Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos was sentenced Sunday to 50 years in prison for the murder of ...
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At least 18 killed in police raid on Rio favela
At least 18 people were killed in the latest police raid targeting organized crime groups in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, ...
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‘So much joy’: Brazil holds first carnival since COVID
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro’s carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday ...
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Amid Omicron fears, Rio cancels New Year festivities
Rio de Janeiro has decided “with sadness” to cancel its huge New Year’s celebration amid rising concerns over the spread ...
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Sao Paulo art fest gives voice to resistance in times of darkness
A meteorite salvaged from a 2018 fire at Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum symbolizes resistance to the destruction of culture ...
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Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid
Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio ...
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