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NFL Goes Tropicoqueta: Colombian Star Karol G heads to Brazil for Historic Halftime Show on YouTube

The National Football League revealed that the Colombian artist will have a place of honor during the halftime show at the game in Brazil. The event will be Karol G's second major appearance in the country, following a free show in Rio de Janeiro.

Latin Times

Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.

Euronews

Brazilian movement practice helps Parkinson’s patients ease their symptoms and find support

Capoeira is considered both a martial art and a dance, combining ritual, exercise, spirituality, and music.

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Parkinson's patients in Brazil turn to a movement practice known as capoeira to ease symptoms

A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with Parkinson's disease with capoeira classes

The Independent UK

Hindu music singer inaugurates project to spread yoga in Brazil's favelas

Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in Rio de Janeiro for the inaugural class of a free course allowing residents of the Rocinha favela to qualify as yoga teachers

The Independent UK

Brics is sliding towards irrelevance – the Rio summit made that clear

The Brics group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change, the summit was a lacklustre affair.

The Conversation

BRICS summit opens in Brazil with key leaders notably absent

BRICS leaders set to discuss key global political issues in Rio de Janeiro, but questions over the bloc’s cohesion arise as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin opt to skip the summit.

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BRICS leaders meet in Rio to defend multilateralism 'under attack'

BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting the global economy.

Radio France Internationale

BRICS Nations Voice 'Serious Concerns' Over Trump Tariffs

BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting the global economy.

International Business Times

Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano

A Brazilian hiker has been buried in Rio de Janeiro after falling from Mount Rinjani in Indonesia

The Independent UK

Rio To Host BRICS Summit Wary Of Trump

A summit of BRICS nations will convene in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and Monday, with members hoping to weigh in on global crises while tiptoeing around US President Donald Trump's policies.

International Business Times

A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a canoeing

Anna Lucia Amorim’s life was turned upside by breast cancer and the 63-year-old from Rio de Janeiro state fell into a deep depression, sometimes struggling to get out of bed

The Independent UK

Brazil’s dangerous flirtation with counterterrorism

American pop star Lady Gaga delivered a free concert to over 2.1 million revellers on Copacabana beach in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in May. Those attuned to security concerns saw a policing and public safety nightmare.

The Conversation

Catholics call for environmental action at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue

Brazilian Catholic worshippers have laid down an eco-friendly carpet in front of the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro calling for the protection of the environment

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New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti-abortion signs

Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion access

Euronews

A perfect 'legend' for the 'illegals': How a Russian spy couple became Portuguese citizens

The process took years and included a wedding in Rio de Janeiro, several visits to the Portuguese consulate, trips to Lisbon and a suspicious declaration attributed to a national living in Brazil.

The Independent UK

Rio’s mayor loosens restrictions on live beach music after an outcry

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor has loosened new restrictions on live music on the city’s beaches after many people warned of a threat to the dynamic cultural scene

Euronews

No more samba on the strand? Rio de Janeiro aims to curb unauthorised vendors and noise on beaches

Set to come into force at the beginning of June, the new rules restrict live music, food and drink sales, chair rentals and even the name of kiosks.

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The Independent UK

Anger as Rio de Janeiro brings in sweeping changes to famous tourist hotspots

Is this the end of Samba on the beach?

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Judge removes Brazil soccer president from office days after Ancelotti hired

A Rio de Janeiro judge removed Ednaldo Rodrigues as Brazilian soccer confederation president and ordered new elections “as soon as possible.”

The Conversation

Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization

The more than 2 million people who attended Lady Gaga’s free concert on Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025, had no idea of a plot that, if successful, would have turned the event into a tragedy fueled by hate. Just hours before a sea of admirers waved fans in sync…

Euronews

Foiled Brazilian terrorist plot against Lady Gaga gets sinister 'satanist' twist

Brazilian authorities have shared new details, reporting that a suspect had been planning to execute a “satanist ritual by killing a child or baby”, as the suspect reportedly believes Lady Gaga is a Satanist.

The Independent UK

Suspect accused of planning to bomb Lady Gaga concert in Brazil was recently deported man from US, report says

‘They planned to use Molotov cocktails and explosive backpacks,’ a police complaint read

The Independent UK

Brazilian judge orders arrest of man over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio

A Brazilian judge has ordered the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in an alleged plot to place explosives at a concert of singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro

Latin Times

How an Anti-LGBT+ Hate Group Used Discord to Recruit Minors and Plan a Bomb Attack at Lady Gaga's Concert

Rio de Janeiro police were able to prevent the attack thanks to Operation Fake Monster, which ensured the safety of the 2.3 million fans who gathered on the beaches of Copacabana to see Lady Gaga over the weekend.

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