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RIO DE JANEIRO — An 83-year-old Brazilian priest detained on allegations of sexually abusing young boys has been moved from jail to house arrest and authorities told a newspaper published ...

Rio de Janeiro is another destination garnering a lot of business travel lately. The plans for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics is making the ever-developing city of ...

As summer slowly approaches, I'm dreaming of sipping caipirinhas on a white-sand beach while listening to bossa nova. And who better to start building a warm weather soundtrack with than ...

The Brazilian Athletics Federation has confirmed Chambers for the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo – IAAF World Challenge - which will be held on 23 May in Rio de ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - A Brazilian housewife celebrating her 24th birthday was lynched after running over a pregnant woman and her daughter while driving drunk, local media reported ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's capital of samba and Carnival, is a city forever defined in people's imagination by its miles of golden beach that on weekends ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a city with a dark side. Rio attracts international tourists with its beautiful beaches and Carnaval, a massive parade and celebration reputed to be the largest ...

... oil discovery in the Americas since Mexico’s Cantarell in 1976. Petrobras expects final approval and a presidential sanction for the share sale by June 4, Gabrielli said last month. ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The threat of new mudslides forced ... been kept from taking tourists up the mountain where the statue stands because there is a chance of slides ...

... began a slum demolition programme on flood-hit Rio de Janeiro's hills. The danger also kept a shutdown in place for the popular trolley ride that carries tourists up a ...