João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star
Two influential Brazilian politician brothers have been co…
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Brazilian politicians accused of ordering Marielle Franco murder go on trial ⊖⊖
Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering shooting of Rio councillor and her driver in 2018
Brazil’s supreme court has opened the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Ri…
Will a Trump Tower finally rise in Australia – or is this more flash and bluster on the Gold Coast glitter strip? ⊕
Previous plans for a Trump Tower in Queensland almost 20 years ago went the way of other imagined edifices in Rio, Batumi and Tijuana
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‘There has to be glitter’: can the Rio carnival give up its love of beach-polluting microplastics? ⊕⊕
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A bill banning the sale and use of plastic and metallic glitter has yet to go through in Brazil as the capital’s sandy shores bear cost of carnival’s shine
Whether it is embellishing elaborate costume…
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Rio de Janeiro carnival 2026 – in pictures ⊕
Rio de Janeiro’s carnival is full of contrasts: wealth brushes up against poverty, joyful abandon unfolds alongside hard labour. Its visual expression also explores notions of power. In a country wit…
The world's biggest party is back! Rio Carnival returns with another samba spectacular featuring outrageous costumes and dancing till dawn ⊕
Millions of revellers have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the biggest cultural event in Brazil.
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Brazil’s Queen of Rock, Rita Lee, honored at Rio Carnival parade ⊕⊕
The second night of parades at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome began with Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel honoring late Brazilian rock icon Rita Lee.
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The NFL just wrapped a record-breaking season. Here’s why next year’s going to be even bigger ⊕
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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, the NFL announced that Paris, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro will host regular-season games for the first time.
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Peter Mandelson moaned to Epstein about the English being 'boring', 'not so pretty' and 'either star struck or violently hostile' as he discussed buying apartment in Rio de Janeiro, emails reveal ⊖
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The disgraced former Labour peer appeared to speak scornfully of the UK, as shown in more than 3million Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice.
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Postcard-pretty … and filled with pollution: how Brazil’s fishers are reviving Rio de Janeiro’s famous bay ⊖
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A mangrove conservation project in Guanabara Bay has shown how a dying ecosystem can be transformed into a thriving sanctuary
With deep blue waters flanked by dramatic peaks, Guanabara Bay is the post…