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Land Titles For Slum Residents

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 05.23.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO — The home Jose Nazare Braga built in the Rocinha shantytown is his life's work, an investment that grew from a shack to a three-...

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American Tourist Detained In Rio Over $3000 Cocktail Bill

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Brazil say an American tourist was detained for several hours after trying to leave Rio de Janeiro without paying hi...

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'Clean Rio'

AP | FLORA CHARNER | Posted 05.03.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Officials in Rio de Janeiro are trying to make one of the globe's most beautiful cities even more stunning. Some 50 workers be...

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Works not Waste -- Visions for a Green Economy

Bharati Chaturvedi | Posted 05.02.2012

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These years later, one group of the poor-wastepickers-have organized as the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers. These wastepickers are demanding a place of honor within the green economy -- a key theme is this year's Rio+20 meet.

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Jabba is Dead, or My Daughters Watch Return of the Jedi

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.23.2012

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I began to suspect I had made a mistake when Kallista, 4, answered a question from Athena, 6: "No, Athena, Princess Leia didn't want to be a slave so she choked Jabba and killed him."

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What's New for Rio +20?

Carl Pope | Posted 04.03.2012

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So what has changed for the world since first Earth Summit in Rio twenty years ago -- and what new challenges and opportunities will be on the table at the end of June when the UN again convenes its members?

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PHOTOS: 10 Alternative Spring Break Trips

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 03.30.2012

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While we've seen that Spring Break in Mexico does not necessarily mean you need to be trapped in the all-inclusive drunken world of Cancun, perhaps a ...

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PHOTOS: Experiencing The Spirit Of Carnival

Olivia Katrandjian | Posted 05.02.2012

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In Rio, wings made of brightly-colored feathers glittered on the backs of women wearing little more than jeweled bikinis.

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Rio's Carnival In Miniature

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 02.28.2012

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Using tilt-shift techniques, filmmakers Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli made Rio's Carnival look as if it were happening in miniature. Their short fil...

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Heartbreak At Brazil's Carnival? This May Be Your Solution

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 04.19.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- It's the typical tale of doomed Carnival romance: Boy spots girl in the sweaty crush of a street party. Moments later, they're locke...

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'I'm Flattered To Represent Chubby Women'

Posted 02.13.2012

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Brazil brings to mind a number of things: Beautiful women like Giselle Bunchen, Adriana Lima or Alessandra Ambrosio; and Carnival, the biggest party i...

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The Independent Traveler's Guide To Carnival

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.04.2012

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Arguably the greatest party on the planet, Rio's Carnaval falls right at the top of every partier's puke bucket list. Here's how to do it right.

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Building Collapse Spells Concern For Rio's World Cup, Olympics

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 04.02.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Enormous buildings suddenly collapse in this Olympic city's center, killing 17. A manhole explodes near Copacabana Beach, severely b...

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Death Toll From Building Collapse In Rio Rises To 17

AP | STAN LEHMAN | Posted 03.29.2012

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SAO PAULO — Firefighters pulled more bodies from the rubble of three collapsed buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, raising the dea...

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WATCH: Multistory Building Collapses In Rio De Janeiro

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 03.27.2012

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Rio De Janeiro Building Collapses (VIDEO)

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Where the 'Rio' Inspired Can Go for More Brazilian Music

Marty Lipp | Posted 12.14.2011

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Turns out that Rio has sparked interest in Brazilian music and Rio's carnival. But where are the Rio-curious to go?

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Happy Ozone Day: Looking to the Past for a Stable Climate Future

Dan Worth | Posted 11.16.2011

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As we stand a little over three months away from the end of the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period, the world finds itself with no internationally binding agreement.

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Renewable Energy Keeps Growing: Earth Summit in Rio Provides Opportunity for More Action

Jake Schmidt | Posted 09.17.2011

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Next year at the Earth Summit, countries and companies have a chance to build upon momentum by committing to deeper actions to spur renewable energy deployment. This is an important opportunity that shouldn't be missed.

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Rio de Janeiro: 60,000 Unsolved Murders In 10 Years

AP | Posted 09.09.2011

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro's public defenders' department says the Brazilian state has accumulated more than 60,000 unsolved murders in the last...

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Key Actions on Climate & Energy That World Leaders Need to Take at the Earth Summit in 2012

Jake Schmidt | Posted 08.06.2011

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Carbon pollution from fossil fuel use reached the highest level yet in 2010, according to the International Energy Agency. So should we throw up our hands?

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'Scream 4' A Box Office Bomb

Yahoo! News | – | Posted 06.18.2011

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Weekend Box Office: Rio Tops, While Scream 4 Under-Performs and The Conspirator Surprises

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.17.2011

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If the estimate holds, Rio will become the first pic of the year to top $40 million. There will be talk that the film should have opened higher due to being 3D, but 2011 is quickly proving that 3D is no longer an enticement.

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Movie Review: Rio

Zorianna Kit | Posted 06.16.2011

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Colorful, imaginative with plenty of delightful characters voiced by top notch talent, Rio is a engaging and fun treat of a film.

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HuffPost Review: Rio

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.14.2011

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Rio is a fish-out-of-water animated comedy about birds -- and, as those things go, it's cute and entertaining -- but not in an aggressive or annoying way.

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Weekend Box Office: Hop Tops Again, Soul Surfer Surprises, Your Highness Underwhelms

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.10.2011

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There were four new releases this weekend and frankly none of them did well. Oddly enough, all four were female-driven, which means they should have been spread out. Instead they hurt each other.

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