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Brazil shaken by largest protests in 20 years

Rio police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with protesting youths early Tuesday, after ...

Former Brazil coach Menezes confirmed as Flamengo boss

Former Brazil coach Mano Menezes has been confirmed as Flamengo`s new manager, the Rio de Janeiro cl...

Menezes reveals Flamengo interest

Former Brazil coach Mano Menezes has admitted his interest in the vacant managerial position at Rio ...

Seedorf lifts Botafogo to top of Brasileirao

A stunning Clarence Seedorf strike helped Botafogo defeat Ponte Preta 2-0 and lifted the Rio de Jane...

Dede vows legal action to overturn ban

Brazil international defender Dede has vowed to take legal action to secure revocation of a ban over...

We`re ready for a long haul for Olympic inclusion: FILA chief

With little over a month to go for the crucial IOC meeting that will decide the fate of wrestling in...

`Fight likely caused Brazil bus plunge`

A police officer investigating a deadly bus crash has said he plans to indict the driver and an angr...

Bus falls from viaduct in Rio, 7 reported killed

A passenger bus plunged from a 10-meter-high (30-foot) viaduct in central Rio de Janeiro, killing at...

Tourists kidnapped, one sexually assaulted in Rio

Two foreign tourists were held for hours and brutalized and one, a woman, was sexually assaulted abo...

Tourists held, sexually assaulted in Rio

Police say two foreign tourists were held for hours, brutalized and one of them sexually assaulted o...

Pope Francis to visit Brazil for youth festival

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church`s first Latin American leader, will visit Brazil in July to attend...

Rio begins work on Olympic golf course

Work is set to begin on Rio de Janeiro`s 2016 Olympic Games golf course after local authorities gran...

Ramires to miss Brazil-Italy friendly

Cheslea mid-fielder Ramires is the latest player to be axed from Brazil`s squad to face Italy in Gen...

At least 13 people die in Brazil storm

At least 13 people died in a powerful storm that deluged the hilly portion of the southeastern Brazi...

Brazil guarantee Maracana completion for FIFA World Cup 2014

Brazil`s 2014 World Cup organising committee has guaranteed that the Maracana Stadium here will be r...

Usain Bolt to race on Copacabana beach

Six-time Olympic Games gold medal-winner Usain Bolt will sprint a unique 150m race on a revamped Cop...

Vila Isabel samba school wins Rio carnival honours

The Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school was named the winner of the Rio de Janeiro carnival for its a...

Kim Kardashian imitates Jesus in front of Rio de Janeiro statue

Kim Kardashian, who has jetted with boyfriend Kanye West to Rio de Janeiro to take in Carnival, pose...

Beyonce to perform at Rock in Rio 2013

Beyonce, one of the world`s top pop queens, will be the main opening-night attraction at Rock in Rio...

Rio confirmed on 2014 ATP tour

Rio de Janeiro will host a World Tour 500 tennis event next year, ATP officials confirmed.

Fluminense defender Gum eyes Selecao spot

Fluminense defender Gum has begun 2013 by making public his desire to pull on the yellow shirt of th...

Confederations Cup suites on sale

FIFA announced that VIP suites for the Confederations Cup are now on sale.

McIlroy contemplating Olympic snub over Team GB, Ireland conundrum

World number one Rory McIlroy is considering to snub the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 because he ...

Rio to bid for Formula 1 race

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula One to th...

Lady Gaga sings with kids in Rio de Janeiro slum

Lady Gaga Thursday played soccer and sang with children in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, where she is se...

Microsoft envisions Rio de Janeiro as technology hub

Microsoft aims to create a "technology hub" in Rio de Janeiro, the head of the US softwar...

Nuzman re-elected as Brazil`s Olympic chief

Carlos Nuzman, the man behind Rio de Janeiro`s successful Olympic bid three years ago, has been re-e...

Rio Olympic committee says employees acted alone

Rio de Janeiro Olympic organisers say the employees accused of stealing confidential files from the ...

Brazil`s middle class swells as 35 mn climb out of poverty

Roughly 35 million Brazilians have climbed out of poverty over the last decade and 53 percent of the...

Never blamed Nobbs for London debacle: Shivendra

India`s star forward Shivendra Singh said it was not chief coach Michael Nobbs but the team`s planni...

Fred on target for Fluminense in Brazilian Serie A

Brazil international and former Lyon star Fred scored his ninth goal of the Brazilian Serie A season...

Britain: We can top record medals tally at Rio

Britain is confident of bettering its record-breaking success at the London Olympics following a com...

Olympic flag arrives in Rio

The Olympic flag has arrived here, marking the dawn of a new era in Rio de Janeiro`s history.

Olympic flag arrives in Rio

The Olympic flag has arrived here, marking the dawn of a new era in Rio de Janeiro`s history.

Now to Rio, full of Olympic 2016 jitters

The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London marked a conclusion for most, but for 2016 host city...

Former Portugal striker Liedson joins Flamengo

ormer Portugal striker Liedson has signed a deal with Brazilian Serie A club Flamengo until the end ...

PM leaves for Brazil to attend Rio+20 summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday left for Rio De Janeiro to attend the Rio+20 summit, the t...

Brazilian masterminds art thefts from behind bars

A convicted art thief was found by the Brazilian police to be running an international ring from a p...

Former Rio de Janeiro archbishop dies at age 91

The Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro said on its website that Eugenio de Araujo Sales died of a heart a...

Rio de Janeiro declared World Heritage Site

The landscapes of Rio de Janeiro have been entered onto the World Heritage List, the United Nations ...

Brazil keen on replicating MMRDA model in Rio de Janeiro

A three-member delegation of Rio de Janeiro's metropolitan planning authority today visited MMRDA pr...

Family planning key to sustainability: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has taken a stand for women`s reproductive rights during the United Nations Conferen...

China, Bhutan want to establish diplomatic ties

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Bhutanese counterpart Jigmi Y Thinley had a surprise meeting in R...

China, India should settle border issues: Wen

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that China and India should enhance political and strategic mutual t...

PM arrives in Frankfurt en route to G-20 Summit in Mexico

Manmohan Singh arrived en route to attend the G-20 Summit in Mexico, which is taking place in the sh...

Olympic champion Cesar notches season fastest time in 50m freestyle

Olympic 50m freestyle champion Cesar Cielo sent a warning to his rivals by creating the fastest time...

Brazil protests counter military coup celebration

Unlike Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, Brazil has never had a formal investigation into human rights a...

Beatles music fuels giant street party in Rio

A musical troupe that sets Beatles tunes to Brazilian beats Monday drew 60,000 people to a carnival ...

Brazil: Police in Bahia end strike before carnival

Fears of the violence spreading also eased in Rio de Janeiro after a police strike there showed sign...

Brazil: Standoff between striking police, soldiers

The murder rate in Salvador, Bahia has more than doubled since the police strike began a week ago.

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