World news about “Rio de Janeiro” published by euronews.
Much more than a race In a bid to calm safety fears, improve the poverty stricken slums and open up tourism ahead of hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, Rio staged a… 23/01/2012
“Shock of Peace”: ensure the security in Rio de JaneiroThe introduction of the peacekeeping program in Rio de Janeiro is part of the effort crack down on crime and ensure the security as the city prepares to host… 13/11/2011
Monkeys in the city – nocomment Monkeys from a Rio de Janeiro forest have been pestering nearby residents by stealing food and breaking into their apartments. 17/07/2011
Brazilians try to set new mass gay wedding record – nocomment In Rio de Janeiro, 43 homosexual couples said “I do” to celebrate the civil rights they were granted by the country’s top judges last month. Brazil’s Federal… 23/06/2011
Rio gears up for 2014 World Cup As the 2014 World Cup nears, security is a big challenge for Brazil. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have set up a major operation centre using all the latest… 04/05/2011
Girl reflects on Brazil school shooting tragedyA girl sits on her bicycle in front of the Tasso da Silveira school in Rio de Janeiro, where a gunman opened fire on children, killing 11 pupils and then… 08/04/2011
Carnival parade in Rio de JaneiroA reveller of the Mangueira samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 07/03/2011
Floods force thousands to flee in BrazilIt is a matter of life or death as heavy rains batter Brazil, sending water rushing through the streets and thousands of people fleeing for safety. An… 06/01/2012
New Year arrives in the AmericasEvery year for a century, a five metre light-studded crystal ball has descended above revellers in New York’s Times Square to officially mark the beginning of… 01/01/2012
Countdown to 2012 is onThe incredible light effects that make up New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia have being tested for the moment the clock strikes midnight. More than… 31/12/2011
Brazil launches bid to reoccupy Rio slumsIn Brazil, thousands of heavily armed police have begun an operation to seize control of Rio de Janeiro’s worst slums. The occupation of Rocinha, a… 13/11/2011
Red roses in Rio mark anti-crime protestAnti-violence campaigners in Brazil have planted a field of red roses on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach in a protest against soaring crime. “Where are… 01/08/2011
Dancing in the streets of RioThe keys of the city have been handed over to King Momo – it must mean its carnival time in Rio de Janeiro. Youngsters got the party started as children… 05/03/2011
Carnival dreams go up in smoke in RioThe show will go on despite more than 8,000 costumes being wiped out in a fire in the carnival district of Rio de Janeiro. Four warehouses were damaged in… 08/02/2011
Rio police move in to violence-stricken favelaThe army and the police have taken control of a drug traffickers’ stronghold in Rio de Janeiro, after a week-long wave of violence. Almost three thousand… 30/11/2010
World Cup host Rio hit by wave of violencePolice and suspected drug gangs have clashed yet again in a wave of violence to hit the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Cars and buses have been torched… 25/11/2010
Homeless World Cup gets underway in BrazilIt was a great atmosphere on Sunday at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach as the eighth Homeless Football World Cup kicked off. The competition, aimed at… 21/09/2010
Empower young underprivileged, says UN forumThe UN’s third Alliance of Civilisations forum has ended in Rio with a special session dedicated to developing ideas from young people. They came from… 30/05/2010
Brazil battles to save mudslide victimsRescue workers in Brazil are continuing a frantic search for around 200 people after a massive mudslide buried them in their homes. Overnight efforts at… 09/04/2010
Mudslides in Brazil continue to claim livesRescue workers in Rio de Janerio are in a race against time to find people buried by fresh mudslides after yet more pounding rain. Brazil’s heaviest… 08/04/2010
More mudslides add to misery in BrazilFresh mudslides have caused yet more devastation after dozens of houses close to Rio de Janeiro were swept away worsening a disaster that has claimed as many… 08/04/2010
Recriminations mount after Rio floodsThe floods in Brazil are now known to have killed at least 95 people following the heaviest rains in decades in Rio de Janeiro state. Most of the victims… 07/04/2010
Carnival time on the streets of RioCarnival season is underway in Brazil where the authorities are keen to put on a safe and impressive show before hosting the 2014 World Cup and the Olympics… 14/02/2010
7-year-old samba queen row in BrazilShe has been dubbed the Shirley Temple of samba. But picking seven-year-old Julia Lira as a samba school’s drum corps queen for next week’s Rio carnival has… 07/02/2010
New York smooches and Rio sambas into 2010New York’s Time Square and the iconic New Year’s Eve Ball descended marking the final seconds of the decade and welcoming in the new. With hugs and kisses… 01/01/2010
Rio violence tarnishes Olympic imageThe downing of a police helicopter by Rio de Janeiro drug gangs on Saturday has triggered criticism that parts of the future Olympic city resemble a war zone… 19/10/2009
12 dead in Rio drug violenceRio de Janeiro’s happiness at winning the 2016 Olympics has been shattered with at least 12 people killed in drug-related violence. Shooting erupted as… 18/10/2009
Rio Will Host 2016 OlympicsRio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach erupted in samba dancing and joy after the Brazilian city won the vote to hold the 2016 Olympic Games. It’s the first… 03/10/2009
Party starts in Rio after Olympic voteRio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic Games following an International Olympic Committee vote in Copenhagen on Friday. Rio beat off competition from… 02/10/2009
