‘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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Football makes reluctant return in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—After a three-month hiatus for the coronavirus pandemic, football returned to South America in Brazil, with a ...
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