Rio de Janeiro

Environment

Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio…

2 years ago

South America

Outlaw militias torch 35 buses in Rio after crime boss is killed

https://youtube.com/shorts/ejobwaXxKx0?feature=share Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro Monday, paralyzing parts…

3 years ago

Environment

Rio launches clean-up of gorgeous, filthy bay — again

by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANERIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Cold beer in hand, the sun shining, Edson…

4 years ago

Environment

The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France-Presse ATAFONA, Brazil (AFP) - Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona…

4 years ago

Rio de Janeiro governor has coronavirus

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel, a leading opponent of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's…

6 years ago

Environment

Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll

By Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse GUARUJA, Brazil (AFP) — Violent rain has killed scores of people and forced thousands from their…

6 years ago

Rio’s far-right governor likens drug dealers to Hezbollah

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro's far-right governor Wilson Witzel on Tuesday compared drug dealers to…

7 years ago

Brazil’s Temer gives army full control of Rio security

by Jorge Svartzman Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's President Michel Temer on Friday handed the military full control of security…

8 years ago

UPDATED: Car hits crowd at Brazil’s Copacabana, killing baby

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A car ploughed into a crowd on Rio de Janeiro's tourist-packed Copacabana seaside promenade…