Tag: Rio de Janeiro

Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Brazilian football suspended; Flamengo's coach tested positive for coronavirus

Flamengo coach Jorge Jesus has tested positive for coronavirus and is under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro while doctors perform a second confirmatory test, he and his club said on Monday.
Monday, February 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Suspect of killing Rio city council shot dead in the north of Brazil

A suspect in the 2018 assassination of an outspoken Afro-Brazilian member of Rio de Janeiro's city council was shot dead on Sunday after he fired on police sent to arrest him, Brazilian authorities said.
Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
“Contaminated drinking water” in Rio: run on bottled-water in supermarkets

Widespread complaints over foul-smelling drinking water in Rio de Janeiro have triggered a run on supermarket bottled water, though the public utility denied any health risk on Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 12:25 UTC
Swiss tourist in critical condition after mistakenly entering a favela

A septuagenarian tourist to Rio de Janeiro is in critical condition from a gunshot wound after mistakenly entering one of the city's favelas. Police said in a statement that they rescued two Swiss tourists injured in a mugging on Sunday night.
Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Fire bomb attack on Netflix Rio office to protest a special Christmas depicting Jesus as gay and with a boyfriend

Police are investigating a fire-bomb attack on the Rio de Janeiro office of a production company behind a controversial Christmas special aired on streaming service Netflix.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil: Investigation into one of Bolsonaro's sons using public funds to hire “ghost staff”

Brazilian prosecutors have started a new investigation into the eldest son of President Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he embezzled public money by hiring “ghost employees”, officials said.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:36 UTC
Brazil has become a beacon for Big Oil foreign investment in the energy sector

When oil executives arrive in Rio de Janeiro this week for Brazil’s biennial Offshore Technology Conference, they will find themselves in Latin America’s most promising market for Big Oil by far. This signals a dramatic change from only a year ago.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Controversy over Bolsonaro's possible attendance in Chile of the Libertadores Copa final

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, an admirer of Latin America's military dictatorships, courted controversy on Friday when he said he might go to next month's Copa Libertadores final in the Chilean stadium once used as a detention centre.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 10:20 UTC
Floating bookstore 'Logos Hope' opens in Rio

The world's largest floating bookstore - the Logos Hope - with a crew of 400 volunteers from 60 nations Thursday opened its doors to the public to offer books on a large assortment of subjects. The vessel has visited over 1,400 ports in 150 countries worldwide. Most recently, she stopped at Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata in Argentina.
Thursday, September 19th 2019 - 17:48 UTC
Ex Odebrecht corrupt VP found dead in Rio de Janeiro

Former Odebrecht Vicepresident Henrique Valladares, one of the main informants in the megacorruption scandal which links the Brazilian building firm with bribes involving top tier officials from governments all over Latin America, has been found lifeless in his Rio de Janeiro flat, it was reported. The cause of death is yet to be determined.