AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoying new fame, still wants to get tourism degree Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil's most ...
A Briton has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro airport after security X-rays discovered he was trying to smuggle 1,000 live spiders out ...
A massive blackout across the southern half of Brazil has plunged tens of millions of people into darkness and prompted a major police mobilization amid fears of an opportunistic crime wave. The country's largest cities, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ...
Several major Brazilian cities including the two largest, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, have been plunged into darkness, witnesses said, in a blackout initially attributed to problems at a hydroelectric dam. The power outage hit at 10:15 pm (0015 GMT Wednesday) ...
Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro. European relatives of those who perished on flight ...
Memorial for 228 victims of Air France crash dedicated in Brazil amid criticism of airline Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong ...
Relatives of victims of the Air France flight 447 accident, arrive on a bus to attend a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Hundreds of relatives from around the world have gathered Saturday in a park high above a ...
AP Interview: Rogge says US TV rights talks to begin after Vancouver due to improving economy Encouraged by the improving economy in the United States, the International Olympic Committee plans to begin negotiations on U.S. broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 ...
Brazil President assures Rio is capable of hosting safe 2016 Olympics Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Rio de Janeiro is capable of hosting a safe 2016 Olympics and the city will show it deserved to win the games. At ...
The Catholic Church announced plans to raise 3.5 million dollars for a major upgrade of Christ the Redeemer, the iconic giant statue of Jesus with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. Cleaning and repairing the 78 year-old statue will take four ...
IOC sends expert team to start working in Rio de Janeiro on detailed plans for 2016 Olympics After the excitement of bidding and the euphoria of winning, the reality of making the 2016 Olympics happen starts in Rio de Janeiro this week. ...
In one of Rio's notoriously violent slums, Floderlis has been putting her energy into building her family and giving it hope -- in abundance. Today, at age 48, she has 50 children, all but three of them adopted from the mean streets ...
