Militia groups concerned over her interference in land disputes deemed responsible for Marielle Franco’s assassination
Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco was killed by militiamen who believed she could have…
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Category: Rio de Janeiro
Operation Car Wash: Rio state governor detained in final months of mandate
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have arrested Rio de Janeiro State Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão on charges…
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Search for victims of Rio de Janeiro mudslide continues
At least 15 people have died as a result of a mudslide that took place in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro,…
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Tensions rise ahead of this weekend’s vote in Brazil
With five days to go until the first round of Brazil’s general election, it has been an eventful weekend…
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World’s largest urban forest receives funding from Brazilian government to guarantee its conservation
Tijuca Forest, one of Rio de Janeiro’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has received funding from…
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Over a week on, who is being blamed for Brazil’s National Museum fire?
On the evening of Sunday September 2, a tragic fire swept through Brazil’s National Museum, destroying…
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Amidst demonstrations of support, presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro to undergo second surgery
Since the knife attack on presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro last Thursday, September 6, it seems…
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Surfers find solace in their daily dose of vitamin sea amidst vastly polluted waters
No one will contest that pollution is an issue across the globe. It is a problem that transcends geographic…
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South America’s oldest human remains “Luzia” destroyed in Brazil museum blaze
The remains of Luzia were twelve metres below the earth when they found her; her skeleton scattered…
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Fire that destroyed contents of Brazil’s 200 year-old National Museum sparks protests
“An incalculable loss,” is the way that Brazil’s President Michel Temer described the blaze that…
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