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Extra Troops Flood Rio Favela After Drug Traffickers Attack Soldiers

AP | FLORA CHARNER | Posted 11.07.2011 | World
Read More: Brazil Olympics Slums, Rio World Cup, Rio Slums, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Alemao Favela, Brazil Slums, Favela Violence, Favela, Rio De Janeiro Favela, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO — More troops flooded into a Rio de Janeiro slum Wednesday after fellow soldiers came under attack by drug traffickers. About 10...

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FIFA Bullying Gets Politcial in Brazil World Cup Feud

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 11.02.2011 | World
Read More: Corinthians, World Cup 2014, Michel Temer, Dilma Rousseff, Rio De Janeiro, Vladimir Putin, PMDBsports Marketing, Sepp Blatter, David Cameron, Maracana Stadium, Fifa, Brazil, Sports Crime, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Under pressure from key sponsors and the powerful Sao Paulo business lobby that is close to FIFA, the Dilma government responded to Blatter's bullying by agreeing to cover cost overruns on stadium construction.

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PHOTOS: Rio De Janeiro's High-Flying Transit Line Debuts

Posted 11.01.2011 | World
Read More: Skyride, Urban GOndola Line, Brazil Gondolas, Urban Planning, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Public Transportation, Public Transit, Rio De Janeiro Gondolas, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, World News

The latest, most innovative form of public transit in Rio de Janeiro has made its high-flying 2011 debut. As Wired is reporting, a six-station gon...

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Brazil's Coffee Valley Music Festival Draws Crowds To Historic Region

Chris McGowan | Posted 10.10.2011 | Travel
Read More: Vassouras, Brazilian Music Festival, Brazil, Ivan Lins, Music, Mpb, Choro, Cristina Braga, Marcelo Caldi, Festival Vale Do Cafe, Leo Gandelman, Jongo, Calango, Maculele, Folia De Reis, Rio De Janeiro, Yamandu Costa, Bia Bedran, Carol Mcdavit, Turibio Santos, Martnalia, Capoeira, Caxambu, South America Travel, Dominguinhos, Travel Brazil, Brazilian Music, Travel Blogs, Foodie Travel, Travel News
Chris McGowan

That concert was noteworthy in that it took place in a giant open-air barn for dairy cows.

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Police Arrest 33 At Brazil Tourism Ministry...

AP | Posted 10.10.2011 | Travel
Read More: Global Pulse, Tourism, Travel, Tourism Ministry, Brazil Politics, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Travel News

BRASILIA, Brazil -- Police arrested 33 people at Brazil's Tourism Ministry on allegations of corruption Tuesday and sought at least five more official...

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Brazil's Garbage Becomes an Olympic Challenge

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 10.09.2011 | World
Read More: Lula, Sao Paulo, Pollution, Dilma, Brazil, Methane, Epa, Recycling, Landfills, Dengue Fever, Environmental Protection Agency, World Wildlife Federation, Smog, 2016 Rio Olympics, Sustainability, FIFA 2014 World Cup, Rio De Janeiro, World News
Eric Ehrmann

With the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics putting the world's 5th largest economy in the global spotlight waste collection and disposal is a problem the land of the samba can't dance around.

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BlackAtlas.com: 7 Winter Getaways To Book Now

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 10.01.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Lake Tahoe, Cancun, Montreal, Bv-Life, Rio De Janeiro, Slidepollajax, Grenada, Getaways, Disney World, Winter, Los Cabos Mexico, New York City, Black Voices News

Let's face it: We can be a hard bunch to please. Don't think so? Just take a look at your Facebook news feed and you're likely to encounter a bevy of ...

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

AP | Posted 09.09.2011 | World
Read More: Brasil, Rio, Homicide, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, International Crime Rates, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Unsolved Murders, Brazil Crime, Murders, Rio Murders, World News

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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Brazil: A World Leader In Bone Marrow Donors

Chris McGowan | Posted 09.07.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Redome, Bone Marrow Transplant, Brazil, Bmdw, Sao Paulo, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, Drica Moraes, Rio Olympics, Inca, PBSC Transplant, Bone Marrow Registry, Nmdp, Leukeumia, Chemotherapy, Rio De Janeiro, Chronic Leukemia, Be the Match, Bone Marrow Donation, Healthy Living News
Chris McGowan

In 2010, the well-known Brazilian television actress Drica Moraes was diagnosed with acute leukemia and received a bone marrow transplant in São Paul...

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For the Next Earth Summit in Rio, We Want Action, Not More Grand Promises

Frances Beinecke | Posted 08.07.2011 | Green
Read More: Sustainability, Climate Change, Stockholm, International Development, Michael Bloomberg, Rio De Janeiro, Earth Summit, United Nations, Climate Summit, Climate Talks, Rio Climate Talks, Rio Climate Summit, Rio 2012, Green News
Frances Beinecke

National governments have already agreed to hundreds of commitments to protect the environment and achieve a more sustainable future, yet many have deliver real change on the ground. The degradation of our planet continues.

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The Food Debate and Rio+20: Both Sides Now

Sara Franklin | Posted 07.27.2011 | Green
Read More: Whole Foods, International Development, Sustainable Food, Green, Environmentalism, Sustainable Agriculture, Brazil, Food System, Living Wages, Human Rights, Local Food, Water, Rio De Janeiro, Global Food, Food Politics, Environment, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Food, Development, Green News
Sara Franklin

More than empty rhetoric and business as usual, Via Campesina plans to arrive at Rio+20 armed with their grievances as well as solutions.

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My Jesus Christ Is Bigger Than Yours

Kevin Richberg | Posted 07.26.2011 | Travel
Read More: Bolivia, Swiebodzin, Swiebodzin Jesus, Jesus Christ, Statues, Rio De Janeiro, Poland, Corcovado, Art, Brazil, Travel News
Kevin Richberg

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Celebrity Trainer Helps Kids From Rio Slums Stay In School

Posted 07.24.2011 | Impact
Read More: Philanthropy, Tinha Carvalho, Education, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Slums, Keep, Good News, Favela, Shantytowns, Martial Arts, Impact News

Celebrity trainer Ricardo "Tinha" Carvalho will not budge on the price to become a member at his gym: one report, signed by the school principal, prov...

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Brazil's Emerging Middle Class Choose Unusual Paths To Success

csmonitor.com | Julia Michaels | Posted 07.20.2011 | World
Read More: Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Middle Class, Brazil Middle Class, Brazil Economy, Home Ownership, Pedicures, Salon, World News

A paper cap corralling her long, curly hair and a white paper mask muffling the lilt of her salon gossip, Meire adjusts a neon ring of light and peers...

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8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro

Jeanine Barone | Posted 07.11.2011 | Travel
Read More: Hotels, Bicycling, Bars, Beaches, Restaurants, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Travel News
Jeanine Barone

Perched atop 750-foot Urca Mountain beside Rio's signature granite monolith, Sugarloaf Mountain, Abencoada stocks 50 different kinds of cachaca. Cachaca was once seen as a poor man's beverage. But, no longer.

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A Green Economy Takes Root in Rio de Janeiro

Sara Franklin | Posted 07.05.2011 | Green
Read More: Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro Green Energy, Green Energy Rio De Janeiro, Green News
Sara Franklin

Can Brazil come into its own as a global power without leaving a trail of destruction, inequality and irreversible environmental damage in its wake? As the world watches, only time will tell.

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Fighting For Peace In Rio

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.05.2011 | Impact
Read More: Luke Dowdney Fight for Peace, Luke Dowdney Brazil, Boxing Gym, Fight for Peace, Luke Dowdney, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Gang Violence, Professional Boxing, Boxing, Favelas, Impact News

Boxing has long been a staple of rough neighborhoods. From South Central, L.A., to war-torn Ireland, boxing gyms have instilled hard work and a sense ...

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Movie Review: Rio

Zorianna Kit | Posted 06.16.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Rio Film, Rio, Rio Review, Rio Movie, Rio Summary, Rio De Janeiro, Rio Movie 2011, Rio 2011, Entertainment News
Zorianna Kit

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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School Shooting HIghlights Incidents Around The World

Posted 06.07.2011 | World
Read More: Columbine, Brazil School Shooting, Germany, School Violence@Y:World, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Finland, Slideshow, Virginia Tech Shooting, Columbine High School Tragedy, World News

A Brazilian gunman's deadly rampage at a Rio de Janeiro public school left 11 children dead and sent shockwaves throughout the South American nation, ...

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Gunman Kills At Least 13 In Brazilian School

AP | By JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 06.07.2011 | World
Read More: Brazil School Shooting, School Violence, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least 13 people were killed, including the shooter...

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What I Learned From Born to Run During 2-Mile Copacabana Swim

Steve Kettmann | Posted 06.04.2011 | Books
Read More: Born to Run, New York City Half Marathon, Swimming, Born to Run Book, The Wolverine, Berlin Marathon, X Men, Running, Christopher Mcdougall, Rio De Janeiro, Copacabana, Hugh Jackman, Brazil, Leme, Books News
Steve Kettmann

What is the absolute worst way to try swimming two-plus miles from one end of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro down to the other, actually making la...

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An Unusual Rio de Janeiro: From Favela Babies to Portinari

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Brazil, Rio Hiking, Resin, Brazilian Music, Sao Bento, Blue Parallel, Centro CUltural Banco Do Brasil, Carnival, Escher, Avenida Rio Branco, Carmen Miranda, Surf, Rio De Janeiro, War and Peace Panels, Don Joao VI, Joao Gilberto, Copacabana, Favelas, Parque Das Ruines, Samba, Portinari, Unape, Corcovado, Furtado, Chico Cesar, Marisa Monte, Santa Marta, Martinalia, Travel News
Karin Badt

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Rio De Janeiro Proposed As UNESCO World Heritage Site

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Brazil History, Brazil Travel, Unesco World Heritage, Christ the Redeemer, Unesco, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Copacabana, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Brazilian government is proposing that UNESCO name the city of Rio de Janeiro a World Heritage site. The proposal was made by...

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Why South of the Border Matters North of the Border

Rick Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Air Force One, Jan Brewer, Latin America, Oval Office, Rio De Janeiro, Obama Latin America, Hispanic Voters, US Foreign Policy, Republicans, Latino Voters, Brazil, Hispanics, Communication, World News
Rick Sanchez

President Obama, by going to Latin America this past week, you showed the region -- and Latinos here at home -- that we matter. Thank you for doing the right thing.

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Obama's Split-Screen Leadership Abroad

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Chile, Libya, Moammar Gaddafi, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Sebastian Pinera, Obama, Libya No-Fly Zone, Jordan@Y:World, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Nowhere have President Barack Obama's foreign policy approaches been in starker relief than during his unfolding travels in South Am...

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