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The Rio authorities promised total safety during the Olympics, but for Mauricio Lima da Silva, a 19-year-old street vendor, it doesn’t feel that way....
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Protesters sought to disrupt the Olympic women’s marathon on Sunday running in front of the leaders near the finish before being intercepted by police...
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In a craggy back alley of the Providencia favela in central Rio, two dozen children and teenagers chat noisily while waiting for a military...
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Brief stories from the Rio Olympics on Thursday: Great brawl of China Kazakh weightlifter Nijat Rahimov snatching gold from China’s Lyu Xiaojun was too...
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Brazilian police have taken two people into custody on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an operation to ensure security during the Olympic...
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A Rio favela teacher uses the rhythms of samba to teach 200 children badminton. If that sounds like an unlikely mix, get this: his...
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Organisers insisted the Rio Olympics were safe on Thursday despite a second bullet being fired into the equestrian venue and a brutal military police...
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Three elite police officers protecting Rio’s Olympic Games came under fire when they made a wrong turn and entered a slum run by drug...
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Crowned by wreaths, faces filled with emotion, the athletes mount the podium to the strains of the Brazilian national anthem and receive their medals....
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A bus carrying Rio Olympics journalists came under attack and police were investigating whether bullets were fired from the notorious City of God favela....