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Sequins and robberies at Rio’s pet Carnival
Hundreds of pets decked out with sequins, ruffles and hats paraded on Rio’s famed Copacabana beach Sunday in an annual pre-Carnival extravaganza briefly interrupted by a spate of robberies. The annual “blocao,” a play on the Portuguese words for “street party” and “dog,” brought together dogs and their owners on…
Mass ceremony in Brazil’s Rio celebrates same-sex unions
Nearly a hundred same-sex couples in Rio de Janeiro legalized their unions — to a status just shy of marriage in the Latin American country — in a group ceremony Sunday, local media reported. The 92 couples pledged themselves to “stable unions,” though the G1 web site noted the ceremony…
Rio’s iconic cable car extends service on 100th anniversary
Rio’s famed Sugarloaf cable car, one of the world’s most visited tourist landmarks, fetes its 100th birthday Saturday with plans to extend its service to other neighboring hilltops. Inaugurated on October 27, 1912, the cable car ferries visitors to the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain, the 395 meters (1,250 feet)…
Unprecedented demand for Rio’s rare pink diamonds
Global miner Rio Tinto said on Monday there was unprecedented demand for its rare pink and blue diamonds at its annual sale, with India and Japan among the keen buyers. The 2012 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, seen as the world’s most exclusive diamond sale, featured 56 single pink diamonds, including…
Rio 2016 officials sacked for stealing London files
Ten members of the 2016 Olympics organising committee have been sacked for stealing computer files relating to the organisation of the 2012 London Olympics, a Rio 2016 spokesman told AFP on Friday. The Rio employees, who had been working alongside London staff during the summer Olympics and Paralympics, had downloaded…
World leaders weigh ‘green’ economy at Rio summit
World leaders attending a UN summit in Rio weighed steps to root out poverty and protect the environment as thousands of activists marched through the city center in protest. UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that “time is not on our side” for fixing a mounting list of problems as he…
UN environment summit opens, but prospects grim
RIO DE JANEIRO — Twenty years after the first Earth Summit, a renewed bid to rally the world behind a common environmental blueprint opened Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro against a backdrop of discord and economic gloom. Kicking off the so-called Rio+20 summit, Dilma Rousseff, president of host nation Brazil,…
London mulls Rio-style Jesus statue for Olympics
London may erect a replica of Rio de Janeiro’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue to mark the passage of the Olympic torch to Brazil at the end of this year’s games, reports said. The 30-foot (10-metre) sculpture would sit atop Primrose Hill, one of the most popular viewing points in…
Three dead, 16 missing in Rio high-rises collapse
Three people were confirmed dead and 16 were still missing early Thursday after three office buildings, one of them 20 stories high, collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. Officials in Brazil’s second largest city said the three bodies were retrieved as rescue teams with search dogs and heavy…
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