Tag: Rio de Janeiro
On the run since 2018, “Zinho”, leader of Rio’s main militia, surrenders to the police
In Brazil, Luis Antonio da Silva Braga is now behind bars. The leader of the main paramilitary group in the state of Rio de Janeiro, wanted for various criminal activities,…
Taylor Swift postpones Saturday concert after fan dies
Taylor Swift announced on Saturday the postponement of her evening concert in Rio de Janeiro due to extreme heat, after the death of a fan the day before during the…
Taylor Swift: Fan dies at concert in Rio de Janeiro | Entertainment
Tragedy at the concert of Taylor Swift (33) concert in Rio de Janeiro …. The superstar played the first of three concerts in the Brazilian coastal city on Friday. In…
Rio records heat record with a felt temperature of 58.5°C
While summer will officially begin on December 22, the sun is already suffocating Brazil. A new heat record was broken on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro with a temperature of…
In the middle of spring, Rio de Janeiro experiences a record 42.5°C
It’s hot, really hot right now in Brazil. Much of the country was plunged into a heatwave this weekend, with the highest temperatures of the year in Rio de Janeiro…
Great first for Fluminense, winner of Boca Juniors
We had to go to overtime to witness a moment in history: the Brazilian club Fluminense won its first Copa Libertadores at the expense of the Argentine team Boca Juniors,…
A train and 35 buses burned in Rio after a police operation against a militia
In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro experienced a particularly violent Monday. At least 35 buses and a train were set on fire in working-class neighborhoods in the west of the city…
Obituary for bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto – Culture
John F. Kennedy had just been assassinated, and to get through the Depression that followed, America needed more than that beatles, who invaded there with their frenetic merriment in early…
Carnival in Rio: A gay black flag bearer – politics
The festival has become the enemy of Brazilian conservatives for several years. That a man, of all people, leads one of the big samba schools is an important sign –…
Runoff election necessary in Brazil: Lula wins just ahead of Bolsonaro
Runoff election necessary in Brazil Lula wins just ahead of Bolsonaro 10/03/2022 02:12 am Before the presidential elections in Brazil, left-wing ex-head of state Lula is the clear favourite. But…