Tag: Rio de Janeiro

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Rio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors

  

  Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Private events to make up for missing Rio Carnival parades

  

  Tourists keep pouring into the Wonderful City (Cidade Maravilhosa) where not even Omicron is to kill the joy of its people, even if the streets will be less colorful for the second year in a row.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 22:24 UTC

  Business not as usual in Rio during paradeless Carnival weekend

  

  Just when The Economist pointed out Montevideo was boring compared to Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian city started its traditional Carnival long weekend under sanitary protocols which have taken away much of its joy.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Petropolis tragedy reaches 195 people dead; rain alarms keep ringing

  

  One week after the heaviest rains recorded in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, the number of casualties was reported Tuesday to have reached 195, while 69 people remained missing and another 811 were still homeless after being evacuated.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  Brazil: Death toll in Petrópolis reaches all-time-high of 176

  

  Casualties in the Brazilian city of Petropolis due to unprecedented rainfalls and landslides have reached an all-time-high number of 176, at a place where other natural disasters years ago have already left hundreds of people dead.

• Friday, February 18th 2022 - 14:36 UTC

  Death toll keeps rising in Rio de Janeiro State

  

  Relief work in Petropolis had to be halted Thursday due to new rains but the death toll continued to increase from previous figures, reaching 117 fatalities and at least 116 people missing.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Tall ships gather at Rio de Janeiro for naval parade

  

  Ships from all navies in the region keep arriving at Río de Janeiro for the Velas Latinoamérica 2022 (Latin American Sails 2022) parade scheduled for Feb. 22

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazil: Death toll at Petropolis reaches 80

  

  Rio de Janeiro authorities Wednesday spoke of at least 80 casualties as relief work continued following Tuesday's mudslides and floods in the Petropolis area.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Rio de Janeiro heavy storm leaves at least 23 dead

  

  Authorities in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in the State of Rio de Janeiro Tuesday reported at least 23 people had died and hundreds had been evacuated from their homes due to heavy rains and subsequent flooding in the city's mountainous area.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

  Police raid at Rio favela leaves 8 civilians dead

  

  Eight people were killed Friday after a Rio de Janeiro police raid at a local shantytown (favela). The law enforcement agents were trying to execute an arrest warrant against alleged drug trafficking gang leader Chico Bento.