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Rio de Janeiro’s residents, or Cariocas, don’t need the Olympics to prove their city is the center of the sporting world — they know...
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With all of the hype and media coverage surrounding both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, many Americans who could not attend themselves may...
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Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes lashed out Friday at the city’s Olympics organizing committee, accusing it of “serious problems” in managing the crisis-plagued...
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Brazilian officials announced a new arrest on terrorism charges Thursday, saying that a man living in Rio de Janeiro state had sworn allegiance to...
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Rio’s top security official vowed Thursday to review security for the Olympic torch after rioting protesters blocked the relay ceremony and apparently extinguished the...
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Controversy ignited over working conditions for laborers racing to repair shambolic conditions at the athletes’ Village in Rio just nine days before the Olympics....
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Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes has taken a big hop backwards in what was interpreted as his jibe over sending a kangaroo to an Australian...
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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the absence of some Russian stars at the Rio Games would hit the quality of the competition. “It’s...
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President Vladimir Putin will meet members of Russia’s Olympic team on Wednesday as the list of its athletes banned from the Rio Games over...
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Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor and left-wing ally Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will boycott the opening ceremony at the Rio...