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Rio De Janeiro - Hundreds of security forces could be deployed again to a notorious maze of slums in northern Rio, home to a major 2010 police action, after the death of three officers, officials said Sunday.

UBS AG <UBSN.VX> will restart investment banking operations in Brazil as early as next week, sources said, almost five years after Switzerland's biggest bank sold its ...

- Nike will supply the kit for more teams than Adidas for the first time ever at this year's World Cup finals.The two sports giants will throw Lionel Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo and Spain against Brazil to see who can claim a bigger chunk of the mult...

Brazil is considering ways to push up the cost of wireless broadcast permits in exchange for accepting worse coverage, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, highlighting the tradeoffs that may b...

Rio De Janeiro - After two days of heady street parties, Rio's Carnival added a sultry yet competitive edge Sunday as the city's elite samba schools readied to dance off at the famed Sambadrome.A dozen of the best schools, each consisting of several thousand scantily-c...

Braz - Twelve years after he fired this year's World Cup hosts to glory, former Brazil star Ronaldo basked Sunday in the after-glow of Sao Paulo's Carnival celebrations.The 37-year-old's career was the theme of the Gavioes da Fiel samba group, founded by fans...

London - We live in a time when protests take place in Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil and many other countries in the world because of dictatorship, corruption, rogue politicians and presidents.

Rio De Janeiro - More than a million Rio Carnival revellers laid aside bitterness at Brazilian leaders to join wild festivities Saturday in what has been dubbed "the greatest show on Earth."Many participants said they had resolved to forget -- at least until festivitie...

Rio De Janeiro - Rio plunged into five days of hedonistic revelry Friday as the city's legendary carnival opened, with King Momo taking the keys of the city and declaring joy by decree.Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, a smiling, moonfaced 27-year-old chosen as this year's Mo...

Rio De Janeiro - Rio plunged into five days of hedonistic revelry Friday as the city's legendary carnival opened, with King Momo taking the keys of the city and declaring joy by decree.Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, a smiling, moonfaced 27-year-old chosen as this year's Mo...