Tag: Rio do Janeiro

• Wednesday, January 14th 2026 - 08:59 UTC

  No more buildings casting shadows on Rio beaches

  

  Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes signed this week a new law prohibiting the construction of any building that casts shadows on the city’s sand or boardwalks, a measure unanimously approved by the City Council last month.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

  Record-high temperatures hit Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro City authorities Monday recorded a temperature of 44ºC, the highest on the Rio Alert System files since 2014, and with no rain forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Temperatures are thus expected to be above 40°C with moderate winds on Tuesday afternoon while dropping slightly in the coming days.

• Sunday, November 19th 2023 - 14:13 UTC

  Taylor fan dies in Rio's scorching heat

  

  A 23-year-old fan of US pop music star Taylor Swift died Friday night of a heart attack amid Rio de Janeiro's historic heat wave that is already casting doubts on next Tuesday's World Cup football playoffs clash between Brazil and Lionel Messi's reigning world champions Argentina at the iconic Maracana Stadium.

• Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Rio do Janeiro cancels its annual New Year's Eve beach bash

  

  Rio de Janeiro's annual New Year's Eve beach bash, already reduced in scope and format, has been canceled due to the raging coronavirus pandemic, the mayor's office said Tuesday.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Rio do Janeiro governor removed from office for alleged corruption

  

  Brazil's High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office on Friday, as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:43 UTC

  Copacabana and Ipanema beaches sparkling as they are empty of sunbathers

  

  Rio de Janeiro's golden beaches are sparkling a lot more during the coronavirus pandemic, as residents and visitors stay away, revealing miles of pristine sand along the spectacular shore.

• Friday, June 12th 2020 - 10:09 UTC

  Brazil death toll climbs to 40,000 and could overtake Britain this Friday

  

  Brazil has surpassed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 800,000 cases, according to the latest figures from the health ministry on Thursday. The news came as the number of Latin American cases of the virus broke through the 1.5 million barrier.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Brazilian oil spill keeps advancing and has reached the north of Rio do Janeiro state

  

  Oil from a spill that has contaminated a stretch of Brazil's coast was detected in Rio de Janeiro state, the navy said over the weekend, as President Jair Bolsonaro warned the country was preparing for the worst.

• Monday, November 12th 2018 - 07:24 UTC

  Mudslide in Rio do Janeiro killed at least ten people: rescue teams search for missing neighbors

  

  At least ten people were killed on Saturday when a hillside collapsed in a poor neighborhood near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The mudslide buried six homes in the municipality of Niteroi following days of heavy rains in the area. Among those killed were a 3-year-old child and a 10-month-old baby.

• Monday, August 7th 2017 - 21:14 UTC

  Brazilian army troops storm Rio favelas to crack crime gangs

  

  Thousands of Brazilian army troops raided Rio de Janeiro slums in a pre-dawn crackdown on crime gangs over the weekend, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games. Five favelas were targeted by around 1,300 police and 3,600 troops in a sweep starting at 4 a.m., the Rio state security service said in a statement.