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It’s Carnaval in Brazil. Order Is to Party Till You Pass Out or the Cops Get You

Carnaval is on. And Brazil will be Carnaval country till Wednesday noon at least. ...

Brazil: Heat Kills 32 in Beach Town and Rio Hits 115 F, Hotter than the Sahara

The Health Department of Santos, a beach town off the coast of São Paulo, ...

Rio Number 1 Destination for Foreigners in Southern Hemisphere

A survey issued by consultancy firm Euromonitor International shows that Rio de Janeiro, host ...

Rio Olympics: Lula Creates New Bolsa (Allowance) to Raise Police Salaries

Inspired by the success of his Bolsa Família (Family Allowance) Brazilian president Luiz Inácio ...

Rio Still Fears More Casualties and Mudslides, After Over 70 Deaths

Brazilian Colonel José Paulo Miranda, an officer in the Rio de Janeiro state Fire ...

Giuliani Comes to Rio for Another Assault on the Poor in the Name of Hygiene and Order

Well, it’s official. The city of Rio de Janeiro will probably hire Rudy Giuliani ...

Brazil’s Once World’s Largest Stadium Gets Olympic Face-lift

Nicknamed the Soccer Temple by Brazilians, Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium, which is due ...

Brazil Is Not Laughing and Threatens to Sue Robin Williams for Rio Joke

Nobody seems to be laughing in Brazil at the joke told by Robin Williams ...

Rio Tries to Ban Coconut Sales in the Beach. Measure Upsets Cariocas

Rio de Janeiro was about to lose one of its most enduring images, that ...

British to Pay Close to 1 Million for 900 Tarantulas Found in His Luggage in Brazil

Lee Ardern, 26, a British citizen was taken into custody by the Brazilian police ...