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THE QUIET DIPLOMACY TO SAVE THE OLYMPICS IN A NUCLEAR STANDOFF
But getting North Korea to attend the Games was a diplomatic puzzle in itself, especially amid escalating tensions... READ MORE›
DOPING BAN AGAINST 28 RUSSIAN ATHLETES OVERTURNED
Arbitration court says evidence insufficient against 28 Russian athletes, but participation in Pyeongchang unclear... READ MORE›
DRIVERS TAKE COVER IN RIO AMID SHOOTOUT ON MAJOR ROAD BETWEEN MILITARY POLICE AND DRUG SUSPECTS
A major thoroughfare in Rio de Janeiro has been shut down repeatedly as military police engage in shootouts with suspected drug traffickers. Images from a... READ MORE›
BRAZIL OFFERS E-VISA TO AMERICANS IN BID TO INCREASE TOURISM
Yet in 2016, Brazil welcomed fewer than 6.6 million foreigners, about half the number that traveled to the city-state of Singapore... READ MORE›
LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA FAST FACTS
Lula da Silva is a founding member of Brazil's only socialist political party, Partido dos Trabalhadores, The Workers' Party... READ MORE›
BRAZIL COURT UPHOLDS EX-PRESIDENT'S GRAFT CONVICTION
Significant support Brazil's leading financial daily Valor Economico recently published research that suggested at least 50 percent of Lula da Silva voters would back a Lula-picked candidate... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER GETS SOFT DRINK NAMED AFTER HIM
And the only name that represents that is Jair Bolsonaro, Michel said... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN ARTHOUSE DRAMA WINNING OVER CHINESE HEARTS
Directed by Roberto Berliner, the film is based on the true story of psychiatrist Nise da Silveira, a well-known pioneer of occupational therapy in Brazil... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S MEIRELLES SAYS S&P DOWNGRADE WILL NOT AFFECT GROWTH
Brazilian Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Saturday that a recent decision by Standard Poor's to cut the nation's credit rating will not affect 2018 economic growth... READ MORE›
TRUMP 'DESERVES CREDIT' FOR KOREA TALKS
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in says his US counterpart, Donald Trump, deserves big credit for talks between South and North Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA MOVES TOWARD DA(C)TENTE WITH SEOUL
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, spent 2017 rattling the world with nuclear and long-range missile tests and has promised more provocations in 2018... READ MORE›
A LONG AND SURPRISINGLY SUCCESSFUL HISTORY
Things soon soured, however, and plans to form a joint delegation for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics fell apart because of North Korean demands... READ MORE›
BRAZIL DRUG LORD ACCUSED OF DEADLY JAIL RIOT SEIZED
Nine inmates were killed and 14 injured during the unrest at a prison in the central state of Goias... READ MORE›
CHINA'S DIDI BUYS BRAZIL'S RIDE-HAILING LEADER 99
Brazil's 99 was founded in 2012 by local youth entrepreneurs to provide online car and taxi calling services... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | WHY THE OLYMPICS MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO NORTH KOREA
A symbol of reconciliation -- but also mistrust For some South Koreans, there has long been a hope that North Korea might attend the games... READ MORE›
NEW YEAR'S EVE 2017 2018 AROUND THE WORLD
Photo AP Hong Kong Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2018 in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
NEW YEAR'S EVE 2017 2018 AROUND THE WORLD
Photo AP Hong Kong Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2018 in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
NEW YEAR'S EVE 2017 2018 AROUND THE WORLD
Photo AP Hong Kong Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2018 in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
NEW YEAR'S EVE 2017 2018 AROUND THE WORLD
Photo AP Hong Kong Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2018 in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
AFRO-BRAZILIAN SEA GODDESS HONORED IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Hundreds of practitioners of Brazil's Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda faiths have gathered at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to honor the sea godde... READ MORE›
HIT BRAZILIAN MUSIC VIDEO TOUCHES NERVE OVER RACE, SEXIST ABUSE AND INEQUALITY
Anitta's hit Vai Malandra, shot by Terry Richardson and viewed more than 31m times on YouTube, prompts accusations of cultural appropriation... READ MORE›
RIO POLICE BUST AIRPORT DRUGS RING THAT EXPLOITED INNOCENT PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE LABELS
Menezes said the bag had been given the luggage label of an innocent elderly couple heading for Salvador, then put on an international flight... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN CONSTRUCTION TYCOON LEAVES PRISON, ENTERS FAMILY FEUD
For the remainder, Marcelo Odebrecht will be under house arrest in Sao Paulo... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN PROSECUTORS ASK STATE BANK CAIXA TO REMOVE VICE PRESIDENTS
In September, Brazil's Supreme Court authorized a different investigation into whether Temer signed a legal decree on ports because of Rodrimar bribes, an allegation both parties have denied... READ MORE›
TRUCK FULL OF CFA EXAMS HIJACKED IN RIO CRIME WAVE
There's bad news for those who took CFA tests last weekend in Rio de Janeiro to become financial analysts... READ MORE›
TRUCK FULL OF CFA EXAMS HIJACKED IN RIO CRIME WAVE
There's bad news for those who took CFA tests last weekend in Rio de Janeiro to become financial analysts... READ MORE›
HERE'S WHY OUR CITIES KEEP BURNING
Police in Rio de Janeiro finally got their man -- but it took 3,000 of them to bring him in... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: UBER'S CHINESE RIVAL DIDI CHUXING TO ENTER MEXICO NEXT YEAR
Didi Chuxing, China's ride-hailing behemoth, plans to expand into Mexico next year, intensifying its global rivalry with Uber, according to two sources familia... READ MORE›
MAGAZINE UNDER FIRE FOR WHITE-ONLY 'BRAZILIANS OF THE YEAR' COVER
I just wanted to throw up when I saw this, said Lena Santana, 48, a black Brazilian who shared her anger over the cover on Facebook... READ MORE›
RUSSIA BANNED FROM SOUTH KOREA WINTER OLYMPICS BY IOC
This was an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sport, Thomas Bach, IOC president, said in a statement... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Rio De Janeiro.
THE US JUST WITHDREW FROM UNESCO
I have instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare Israel's withdrawal from Unesco in parallel with the United States... READ MORE›
BRAZILIANS SICK OF CORRUPT POLITICIANS HIT THE STREETS TO PROTEST AUSTERITY MEASURES
Demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo blocked key roads with barricades of burning tires... READ MORE›
OPERATION CAR WASH: THE BIGGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL EVER?
Zavascki was in the process of reviewing numerous Car Wash testimonies that were expected to further implicate politicians in Brazil and other countries in Latin America... READ MORE›
UK TRADE MINISTER LOBBIED BRAZIL ON BEHALF OF OIL GIANTS
Pedrosa said he was pressing his counterparts in the Brazilian government on the issues, according to a British diplomatic telegram obtained by Greenpeace... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA TO OFFER PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR GIRLS
The education ministry is debating what activities will be allowed when girls in public schools are allowed to take fitness classes in the coming academic year... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LULA SENTENCED TO PRISON ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
The judge has not asked for the former president's immediate arrest. Lula's lawyers could not be reached for comment... READ MORE›
ANTI-TEMER STRIKE PARALYSES MAJOR CITIES IN BRAZIL
Police used tear gas to clear highways of protesters but bus services, the metro and trains all stopped working, bringing the city temporarily to a standstill... READ MORE›
WHO NEEDS BODY CAMERAS? POLICE TESTING CELLPHONE CAMERAS
But he said 90 percent of the nation's 18,000 police departments have 50 officers or fewer, and they are struggling to afford body cameras... READ MORE›
INQUIRY LAUNCHED AFTER MYSTERY AIR CRASH KILLS BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS
Brazil's Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources said the agents died while on a mission to combat deforestation and illegal gold extraction... READ MORE›
GUNS, POLITICAL TURMOIL AND HUMMINGBIRDS IN THE LIVING ROOM - MY FAREWELL TO LATIN AMERICA
One of the reasons I moved from China to Brazil to become Latin America correspondent in 2012 was to look for a more sustainable development model... READ MORE›
QATAR AIR DEFIES GULF SANCTIONS, TRUMP STANCE WITH NEW ROUTES
Qatar Airways has been seeking to turn Doha into a global super-hub to rival the Dubai base of local rival Emirates... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S CAR WASH SCANDAL REVEALS A COUNTRY SOAKED IN CORRUPTION
Granted, Moro's aggressive Lava Jato prosecution spawns hope that at least the serial impunity associated with Brazilian corruption might be ending... READ MORE›
'SECURITY GUARD SACKED'
'Security guard sacked' The security guard has been identified by police as Damiao Soares dos Santos, 50... READ MORE›
COLOMBIANS HAVE FOR YEARS GROWN AMAZING COFFEE. FINALLY, THEY'RE DRINKING IT.
In Latin America, the better-coffee trend is percolating well beyond Colombia's borders... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN COURT BLOCKS ASSETS OF FORMER PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF
At the time Petrobras took control of 50 percent of the refinery, Rousseff was chief of staff to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S DENSEST CITY?
The UN's Habitat data, collected from national census offices, gives the number one spot to Dhaka, with a density of 44,500 people per sq km... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT STRUGGLES TO RETAIN POWER AS POLITICAL CRISIS DEEPENS
But protesters also took aim at the president himself, shouting Out with Temer! and carrying signs calling for immediate direct presidential elections... READ MORE›
SUPPORT THE GUARDIAN'S FEARLESS REPORTING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
We'll tackle issues of environmental justice, and the impact of climate change and pollution on the nation's most vulnerable communities... READ MORE›
BRAZIL COULD SEE ANOTHER PRESIDENT EJECTED AFTER COURT APPROVES TEMER INVESTIGATION
President Michel Temer never solicited payments to obtain the silence of former deputy Eduardo Cunha... READ MORE›
BRITISH WOMAN SHOT IN BRAZIL FAVELA NAMED AS ELOISE DIXON
Local media named the woman as Eloise Dixon, reportedly aged 46 and from Dartford, Kent... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN LEADER DENIES HUSH MONEY CLAIM
President Michel Temer has never requested payments to obtain the silence of former MP Eduardo Cunha, it said... READ MORE›
RIO'S VALONGO SLAVE WHARF BECOMES UNESCO HERITAGE SITE
The Valongo wharf operated for three centuries and became the biggest entry point for African slaves in Brazil... READ MORE›
MICHEL TEMER 'TAPED APPROVING EDUARDO CUNHA BRIBE'
President Michel Temer never solicited payments to obtain the silence of former deputy Eduardo Cunha, his office said a statement... READ MORE›
ARMY DEPLOYED TO RIO FAVELA AMID CLASHES BETWEEN GANGS AND POLICE
Army heads to Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro after schools, businesses and a major road closed during fighting between drug gang members and police... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LOST DECADE: THE INVISIBLE COSTS OF AN EPIC RECESSION
In the north-eastern state of Bahia, local officials blame the lack of school lunches on budget cuts by the federal government... READ MORE›
RIO DE JANEIRO'S BIGGEST UNIVERSITY, UERJ, SHUTS DOWN DUE TO BRAZIL'S OLYMPICS-FUELED FINANCIAL CRUNCH
View inside the premises of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, or UERJ, on April 6, 2017... READ MORE›
BRAZIL ARRESTS DOZENS OF 'ROTTEN' POLICE OFFICERS
Investigators said they were targeting police who maintain ties to the powerful drug gangs that control vast swaths of metropolitan Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›
CAPPING SPENDING MAKES ELECTIONS MORE COMPETITIVE, STUDY SAYS
Using Brazilian elections for data, researchers found that a limit on campaign spending led to more candidates, and, on average, less-wealthy ones, too... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | BRAZIL'S TOP POLITICIANS ARE GETTING BUSTED WITH LITERAL SUITCASES FULL OF CASH
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- It was the most cinematic moment in Brazil's recent political drama... READ MORE›
MALCOLM YOUNG, AC/DC FOUNDER WHO ROCKED TO THE TOP, DIES AT 64
It is with deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of Malcolm Young, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, his family said... READ MORE›