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Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
Mar 3, 2025Sunday marked the start of Rio de Janeiro’s renowned Carnival samba parades, with many spectators watching events in Hollywood where Brazil might win its first Oscar. The prospect of Brazil winning the Academy Awards with “I’m... -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls mass Rio rally amid legal woes
Apr 7, 2024Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro asked for a large-scale protest on Rio’s renowned Copacabana beach later this month to demonstrate the depth of his support as legal obstacles loom. Following a gathering in Sao Paulo in... -
Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid
Feb 19, 2023Rio de Janeiro’s iconic carnival parades will begin on Sunday with a flurry of glitter, sequins, and samba, marking the culmination of the festival’s first full-on run since Covid-19 and Brazil’s highly controversial elections. The biggest... -
Rio ballerinas struggle amid Brazil’s financial crisis
Jan 6, 2018Rio de Janeiro’s opulent Municipal Theatre has gone quiet this year as months of unpaid wages emptied its calendar of major works and pushed many ballerinas and opera singers into poverty. The gold and marble theater... -
Rio’s botanical garden becomes battleground
Jun 6, 2017News Hour: It’s their urban Garden of Eden, but residents of Rio de Janeiro’s most unusual neighborhood face the same fate as the inhabitants of the Biblical version: expulsion. Unknown even to many who call Brazil’s... -
Rio’s evangelical mayor skips wild carnival start
Feb 25, 2017News Hour: The decision by Rio de Janeiro’s deeply religious new mayor to skip the traditional opening of the world’s most famous carnival overshadowed the party on its opening night Friday, reports BSS. Carnival organizers resplendent... -
Rio Paralympics end with music and relief
Sep 20, 2016News Hour: Rio said farewell to the 2016 Paralympics Sunday in a closing ceremony showcasing Brazil’s passion for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games. The famous Maracana football stadium... -
Swiss court holds fire on Russian paralympic athletes’ Rio ban
Aug 31, 2016News Hour: Switzerland’s highest court declined on Wednesday to issue a preliminary injunction that would have let Russian Paralympic athletes compete at the Rio Games next month, saying instead it will rule later on the team’s... -
Over 100 Russians players file cases to compete in Rio Paralympics Games
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: More than 100 Russian Paralympians have individually filed cases to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in order to be allowed to compete at next month’s Games in Rio, Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) Vice President... -
Rio bids the world a fond farewell
Aug 22, 2016News Hour: In a style befitting the carnival traditions of the host city, the Rio 2016 closing ceremony opened in a blaze of color and a musical backdrop of samba sounds, as dancers twisted and turned...
