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Brazil police mount new operation in Rio favelas
AFP News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoSome 2,000 police were deployed Monday to ten favelas in Rio de Janeiro to crack down on conflict between narcos and militias, authorities said.Police...
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves' power to mitigate climate disasters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAt the rear of Rio de Janeiro's polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13...
What is the ‘Taylor Swift effect’ and how is it changing the way Brazil copes with heatwaves?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBrazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro's need...
'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWithin hours, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of...
Diversity Progresses in Still White Male Dominated Brazilian Production Sector
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRIO DE JANEIRO — In Brazil, where the majority of the population are of African origin, persons of...
Samba against illegal mining: How indigenous people brought their fight to Rio’s Carnival
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn Sunday night, Rio de Janeiro surrendered to the festivities of its legendary carnival. The city's...
3 doctors fatally shot and 1 wounded at a Rio beach, and the motive remains unclear
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGunmen killed three doctors and wounded a fourth in a gangland-style hit while the men were at a...
Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday amid...
Putin critic Navalny’s mother says she has been shown his body – but won’t be blackmailed into...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAlexei Navalny’s mother has said she has finally been shown his body almost a week after his death...
Brazil election: A clash of titans as Bolsonaro faces Lula
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBrazil's presidential election Sunday is being contested by 11 candidates but only two stand a...