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Brazil against replaying abandoned Argentina World Cup qualifier

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday it did not want to replay an…

AFP

Brazilian woman arrested for stealing mother's artwork

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazilian authorities arrested a late art collector's daughter Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating a scam in…

AFP

UFC announces return to Rio de Janeiro in January, new TV deal in Brazil

The UFC will return to Brazil in January for the first time in nearly three years.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro 'not afraid to lose' election, does not seek a coup

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday denied that he has any intention of carrying out a…

Reuters

German consul arrested in Brazil over husband's death

A German diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the death…

Reuters

Seeking water, Brazil indigenous group finds new home

Maricá (Brazil) (AFP) - Clutching a machete and a cell phone, indigenous leader Vanderlei Weraxunu tours his community's future home,…

AFP

Brazil icon Zagallo making 'good progress' says hospital

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Mario Zagallo is making "good progress", the hospital treating the iconic Brazilian football player and…

AFP

Conjoined twins separated with help of virtual reality in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Conjoined twins born in Brazil with a fused head and brain have been separated in…

AFP

Neurosurgeon separates conjoined twins born with brains 'fussed' together after 27-hour surgery

Bernardo and Arthur Lima spent more than 27 hours under the knife in Rio de Janeiro, as paediatric surgeon Noor…

Daily Record

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Conjoined twins successfully separated after 27 hours of 'space age' surgery

Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who were born with fused brains, underwent several operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as they…

Daily Mirror

Brazil great Zagallo hospitalized over respiratory infection

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Iconic Brazilian football player and coach Mario Zagallo has been admitted to hospital with a…

AFP

Bolsonaro starts campaigning for vote he says may be rigged

President Jair Bolsonaro officially kicked off his reelection campaign on Sunday, rallying thousands of his followers to Rio de Janeiro…

Tribune News Service

Brazil's Bolsonaro, down in the polls, set to officially launch candidacy

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to officially become a candidate for re-election at a party convention in Rio de…

Reuters

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Brazil: At least 18 killed in police raid on Rio de Janeiro favela

Officers raided the Alemao complex to target a criminal group that had stolen cars, robbed banks and invaded nearby neighbourhoods

Evening Standard

At least 18 killed in gang-related police raid in Rio de Janeiro

Tactical teams from civil and military police raid a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro to take down an…

ABC News

Brazil: 18 people killed in police operation in Rio de Janeiro

According to the sources, 16 victims are suspected criminals, one more is a police officer and another one a local…

Dynamite News

At least 18 killed in latest deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro

At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro…

Reuters

18 killed during police raid on poor neighbourhood in Rio

At least 18 people have been killed during a police raid in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or…

Irish Independent

Rio de Janeiro police conduct deadly raid in Alemao favelas

Multiple deaths have been reported during a police raid on Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities

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Man kidnapped and held for £30,000 ransom after hiring two sex workers while on holiday

Rio de Janeiro authorities are still searching for two further men linked to the kidnapping, including one individual who was…

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices

Things could have been so different. In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro created the United Nations…

Chicago Tribune

Glasgow weather and heatwave update as city to get hotter than Rio de Janeiro

The sunnier weather in Scotland show no signs of slowing down. Temperatures in the coming days are set to exceed…

Glasgow Live

Photos: Kayla Harrison through the years

From winning Olympic gold to MMA, check out these photos highlighting Kaya Harrison's career through the years.

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Rio de Janeiro favela sets example by processing own waste

The low-income Enchanted Valley community just outside Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Forest National Park has managed something no other favela…

The Independent UK

When Abortion Pills Were Banned in Brazil, Women Turned to Drug Traffickers

RIO DE JANEIRO — Last November, Xaiana, a 23-year-old college student in northern Brazil, began exchanging text messages with a…

The New York Times