Rio De Janeiro

PHOTOS: One Of The World's Largest Dumps Is No More

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 06.01.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO — One of the world's largest open-air landfills, a vast, seaside mountain of trash where thousands of people have made a living s...

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17-Year-Old Wins "Date with History": An All Star Salute, Trip to Rio, and Chance to Save the World

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2012

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Brittany Trilford, a 17 year old school girl from Wellington, New Zealand is the winner of an international search for a person under the age of 30 to represent youth and future generations at the Earth Summit this June 20-22 in Rio De Janeiro.

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How Green is My Occupy? Rio+20 Enviromentalists Team With #OWS

Jerry Ashton | Posted 05.17.2012

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Occupy is rallying its foot soldiers as well as a major online army to see that the upcoming U.N. Rio+20 Earth Summit. I imagine that in the Main Street Media, this will be billed as, "Tree Huggers Meet Wall Street Bashers."

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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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Birth in Brazil

Ricki Lake | Posted 05.07.2012

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The cultural fear is so intense that many Brazilian women are terrified of experiencing even the slightest contraction and believe that a vaginal birth will damage their bodies irreparably. Secondly, the physicians and pediatricians do not practice in groups and must be on call for their private patients 24/7.

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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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At Rio+20 Earth Summit, Governments Must "Show Us the Money"

Richard Steiner | Posted 04.04.2012

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For decades, our collective "ecological footprint" has exceeded what the Earth can sustainably provide, now by over 50 percent. This may be our last best chance to deal seriously with the global environmental crisis before it is too late.

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Rio De Janeiro And The "Waters of March"

Patrick McGinnis | Posted 05.26.2012

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This is the rainiest month in Rio and the waters that wash away the residue of Carnival also usher in the school year, a return to work and all of the things that September means for Americans.

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LOOK: Guess What Prince Harry's Up To In Brazil

AP | sl/jc | Posted 03.10.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Prince Harry began his second day in Brazil running a one-mile (1.6 kilometer) race and playing rugby in Rio de Janeiro's Flamengo b...

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PHOTOS: The Legalization Of Street Art In Rio de Janeiro

Michelle Young | Posted 05.09.2012

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Rio de Janeiro has been particularly progressive in its policy towards street art -- with beautiful results to show for its efforts.

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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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PHOTOS: Carnival Takes To The Streets

Sam Wolson | Posted 05.03.2012

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The beautiful women in exuberant, tiny dresses with massive head décor that often represent Carnival in popular media, unfortunately, belong only to the formal part of the festival.

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Rio Officials: Stop Peeing In Public

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - An oil-led economic boom, hosting of the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and a plunge in violent cri...

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PHOTOS: Rio De Janeiro Goes Carnival Crazy

Posted 02.21.2012

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Rio de Janeiro lit up over the weekend as Brazil was consumed by Carnival fever and the country's numerous samba schools took to the street. The festi...

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PHOTOS: 8 Best Party Beaches In The World

BootsnAll | Posted 04.22.2012

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Expect to see voluptuous topless ladies, as some of the most beautiful people in the world are on display here.

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LOOK: Beatles Party At Rio Carnival

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 04.21.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — English speakers got their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party let them shake it up, b...

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Bigger, Brighter, Better Organized?

AP | By JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 04.18.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Showered in confetti and flanked by sequined samba queens, Rio's mayor symbolically relinquished control of the city to its rotund C...

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PHOTOS: Brazil's Carnival Bigger Than Ever

AP | By JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 04.18.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The globe's biggest Carnival bash opens Friday, and it promises to be an even bigger blowout this year, with 20 percent more tourist...

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PHOTOS: Just In Time For Carnival, A Beginner's Guide To Rio

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 02.15.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- "Brazil is not for beginners," the late, great Brazilian composer Tom Jobim once quipped. Nowhere does the remark hold more true tha...

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Carnival Confidential... Rio Governor Emerges From Strikes as Presidential Contender

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 04.15.2012

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Although patchwork agreements with police unions have bought a temporary and and uneasy peace in Bahia and Rio, law and order is now the key issue Brazil's 2014 presidential race.

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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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Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference?

Susan Lieberman, Ph.D | Posted 04.14.2012

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According to the UN's most recent "State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture" report, 85 percent of fish stocks are "fully exploited, overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion" -- the highest ever recorded.

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PHOTOS: Carnival Goes To The Dogs

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 04.13.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Most pre-Carnival street parties in Brazil are all about samba, but the moves on display at Sunday's Blocao parade were focused more...

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Can Brazil Keep The Peace?

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 04.11.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO — A strike by Rio police a week ahead of Carnival celebrations is drawing attention to a deeply troubled force in which low wages...

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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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