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Brazil Spends US$ 30 Million This Year to Become Heavyweight Tourist Destination

Brazil has started a new international tourism campaign with the message “Brazil is calling ...

Brazil Is a Prisoner of Now with No Consideration for Tomorrow

Much before the skies were preparing for the rain, the tragedies in Rio de ...

Brazilian Rains Move North While Rio Still Counts Its Dead

The latest report from the Rio de Janeiro state Fire Department tells that, bodies ...

Rio’s Rains Brought Daily Losses of 50 Million to Industry Alone

Rio de Janeiro’s governor, Sergio Cabral, has announced that his administration will purchase land ...

China Shows Interest in Building Rio-São Paulo Bullet Train Railway

Brazil and China bolstered their growing ties with trade and investment agreements on Thursday ...

Rio Rains Close Christ the Redeemer to Tourists For First Time Ever

Rio’s towering Christ the Redeemer statue and one of the city’s most iconic tourist ...

Brazil to Have Its First Serious Discussion on What to Do with New-Found Riches

The city of Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazilian Southeast, will host in June ...

Deluge Stops Rio and Kills at Least 94

In Rio, the rain started in the late afternoon Monday and has fallen intermittently ...

Rio Police Take Back from Drug Lords Control of Its Oldest Favela

Rio’s police, as part of a new program to take back the city’s favelas ...

Live Pee, Rio’s Public Urinal Without Door or Privacy, Becomes a Carnaval Hit

Despite the lack of privacy the new Dutch public urinals being used as a ...