Tag: Rio do Janeiro

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 01:09 UTC

  Rio de Janeriro’s top cop forced to step down in midst of corruption scandal

  

  The head of Río de Janeiro's state's civil police quit, becoming the latest victim of a drugs and corruption scandal that has shocked the police in Brazil's second city.

• Monday, February 7th 2011 - 14:09 UTC

  “The show must go on” promise Rio Carnival groups in spite of blaze

  

  A fire has broken out in the carnival district, Samba city, of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, destroying warehouses where floats are made, reports say. At least four warehouses, a samba school and a carnival museum have been damaged in the blaze at Samba City.

• Monday, February 7th 2011 - 14:06 UTC

  Rio do Janeiro police take hold of favelas in early operation with no shots fired

  

  Rio do Janeiro police with the support of the Navy, other security agencies and armoured personnel vehicles in an flash operation on Sunday occupied nine “favelas,” or shantytowns dominated by drug gangs and did so “without a single shot,” officials said.

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 23:29 UTC

  Armoured helicopter to combat organized crime in Rio do Janeiro

  

  The Brazilian city of Rio do Janeiro, host of the Olympic Games in 2016 presented on Friday its new weapon to combat organized crime and drug dealers that have control over urban shanty towns: an armoured US manufactured Bell Huey II helicopter which can transport 13 troops and two crew members.

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 21:11 UTC

  Massive blackout in Brazil exposes vulnerability of energy infrastructure

  

  A widespread blackout hit at eight states in Brazil's northeast Friday exposing energy infrastructure vulnerabilities of the nation that will host an Olympics and a World Cup.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 16:59 UTC

  Impact of Rainfall in Brazil Is Worse Than That of Chilean Earthquake

  

  The torrential rainfall that Brazil has been experiencing for the past week has had an even bigger impact on the population than that of the earthquake Chile experienced in 2010, said a member of the military who had worked in Chile and now runs a makeshift hospital where victims of the worst natural disaster that Brazil has experienced are being treated.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 06:14 UTC

  Army deployed in Rio de Janeiro state to assit with the rescue efforts

  

  Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 626 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said on Sunday, as fears of more storms and disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.

• Friday, December 10th 2010 - 02:15 UTC

  Infrastructure loan to improve living conditions in Rio do Janeiro’s favelas

  

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second biggest city will receive a 150 million US dollars loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve living conditions in low-income neighborhoods, known as favelas.

• Thursday, December 9th 2010 - 07:52 UTC

  Rio displays the world’s largest floating Xmas tress with 3.3 million lights

  

  Thousands of Brazilians and visitors gathered at Rio de Janeiro's Rodrigo de Freitas Lake to witness the lighting of the world largest floating Christmas tree with 3.3 million lights.

• Friday, November 26th 2010 - 15:04 UTC

  Rio’s favelas war has full support and logistics from the federal government

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva promised full support from the federal government to Rio de Janeiro authorities involved in a clean-up operation to free the city’s shanty towns, favelas, from drug traffickers and organized crime.