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Brazil police mount new operation in Rio favelas
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoSome 2,000 police were deployed Monday to ten favelas in Rio de Janeiro to crack down on conflict between narcos and militias, authorities said.Police...
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves' power to mitigate climate disasters
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoAt the rear of Rio de Janeiro's polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13...
Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoFirefighters in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season...
It's not yet summer in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoIt’s still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping across large swathes of the...
Rio de Janeiro deploys helicopters in extra security after a criminal gang torches 35 buses
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoAuthorities deployed helicopters and other extra security Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro after members of...
Never mind the mess, Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janeiro with coronation of King Momo
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoTo thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro's mayor coronated King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning...
What is the ‘Taylor Swift effect’ and how is it changing the way Brazil copes with heatwaves?
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoBrazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro's need...
'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoWithin hours, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of...
A Rio councilwoman's killing was a mystery. An arrest gave a peek at corruption keeping it unsolved
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoTwo days after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco's 2018 assassination, her widow sat...
Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoCarnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil's largest...