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Montevideo, April 27th 2024 - 06:10 UTC

Tag: Rio de Janeiro

  • Friday, December 29th 2017 - 09:57 UTC

    Relatives and friends honor 132 police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro in 2017

    Roses were placed on police uniforms stained with red paint to symbolize the deaths, together with the plaques with the names of the slain officers. Photo: AP

    Relatives and friends of some of the 132 police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro this year have taken part in a protest to honor their loved ones. It was organized by human rights NGO Rio de Paz. Police uniforms stained with red paint and red roses in their pockets were hung alongside plaques with the names of the officers killed in 2017.

  • Thursday, August 25th 2016 - 08:23 UTC

    The world has rediscovered Brazil

    Brazil has hosted an extraordinary event, and this is the work of all Brazilian people.

    By Michel Temer, Acting President of the Republic - The Olympic Games were an absolute success. This is the result of the work of each person who helped build the stadiums, the metro, the Olympic Village; each carioca who gave the right directions to our visitors.

  • Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 - 05:39 UTC

    Rio mayor: be sure when you arrive in Brazil it's not England or London

    Mayor Paes slips of the tongue are quite famous according to Rio's media

    Those travelling to Brazil imagining they have arrived in England or those coming to Rio imagining to be in London “will undergo a frustrating experience” said Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio do Janeiro, one of the cities to host the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

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