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Glorious Redeemer

The sun rises in front of the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 29.

Rio holds first all-out carnival since COVID

With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro will kick off its famed carnival parades Sunday, the climax of the festival's...

‘Rebirth’ in Rio as carnival street parties return

Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de Janeiro in a carnival...

Brazilian ex-lawmaker gets 50 years for murder of famed pastor-husband

RIO DE JANEIRO—Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos was sentenced Sunday to 50 years in prison for the murder of her husband in 2019,...

At least 18 killed in police raid on Rio favela

At least 18 people were killed in the latest police raid targeting organized crime groups in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, Brazilian police said Thursday. A...

‘So much joy’: Brazil holds first carnival since COVID

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro’s carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed...

Amid Omicron fears, Rio cancels New Year festivities

Rio de Janeiro has decided “with sadness” to cancel its huge New Year’s celebration amid rising concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19...

Sao Paulo art fest gives voice to resistance in times of darkness

A meteorite salvaged from a 2018 fire at Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum symbolizes resistance to the destruction of culture in times of darkness...

Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid

Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left...

Neymar in new controversy over party rumors

Sao Paulo—Brazil’s star footballer Neymar is at the center of a new controversy after several Brazilian media reported that he’s organizing a huge New...

Black Jesus born in burnt Amazon at Brazil church manger

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a badly burned clearing in the Amazon rainforest, a black baby born...

Rio scraps famed carnival indefinitely

Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021...

Returning Brits begin quarantine while Russia rolls out vaccine

British travellers returning home from parts of Europe and beyond began quarantine under new restrictions on Saturday, while Russia said it had produced the...

Rio reopens Christ the Redeemer, other sites after virus closure

Major tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro, including the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the Brazilian city, reopened to the public on Saturday...

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Glorious Redeemer

Rio holds first all-out carnival since COVID

‘Rebirth’ in Rio as carnival street parties return

Brazilian ex-lawmaker gets 50 years for murder of famed pastor-husband

At least 18 killed in police raid on Rio favela

‘So much joy’: Brazil holds first carnival since COVID

Amid Omicron fears, Rio cancels New Year festivities

Sao Paulo art fest gives voice to resistance in times of darkness

Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid

Neymar in new controversy over party rumors

Black Jesus born in burnt Amazon at Brazil church manger

Rio scraps famed carnival indefinitely

Returning Brits begin quarantine while Russia rolls out vaccine

Rio reopens Christ the Redeemer, other sites after virus closure

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