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Brazil soccer academies offer hope of future stardom, demand sacrifice
A promising goalkeeper who was being monitored by European clubs. A defender who hoped to become a professional player like his cousin. A forward who wanted to follow in the footsteps of international striker Diego Costa. Each carried similar goals and hopes. Each left family ...
A fire at the training center of soccer club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three others on Friday, firefighters said. The fire broke out at Ninho do Urubu, a state-of-the-art training center that was expanded and opened only two months ago. It was ...
Rio authorities arrest five leaders of militia gang and seizes evidence of extortion
Rio de Janeiro civil police have arrested five leaders of a militia gang after an operation in the western part of the city. Public prosecutors in Brazil said Tuesday they are analyzing seized documents that show an illegal real estate scheme and the systematic extortion ...
Brazil court grants Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn or his daughter supervised access to Rio flat
A Brazilian court decided on Wednesday that ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn or his daughter should have the right to access a contested Rio apartment to retrieve personal belongings, according to a legal document seen by Reuters. Ghosn and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. have battled ...
South America's soccer confederation Conmebol has announced that the historic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the Copa America final next July. Conmebol also said Tuesday Sao Paulo FC's Morumbi stadium will host the opener on June 14. The semifinals will be played in ...
Brazil's National Museum said Wednesday that centuries-old Torah scrolls, considered to be some of Judaism's oldest documents, had been moved before a massive fire ravaged the place and gutted much of the largest collections of national history artifacts in Latin America. Questions about the fate ...
Raging fire tears through treasured National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, causing 'irreparable' loss
A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, in what the nation's president said was a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. The majestic edifice stood engulfed in flames as plumes of smoke shot into the ...
Six bodies found on shore near Rio's Sugarloaf Mountain after firefight between police and drug gang
Six bodies were found Sunday on the seashore near Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain and cable-car ride, the fire department said. "They were stuck in the rocks, on the shore," a spokesman said. Police were investigating the grisly discovery and did not say how the ...
Thousands of Rio favela residents march in memory of slain activist who fought police brutality
About 2,000 people marched through the Mare favela in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in memory of human rights activist Marielle Franco, who was gunned down in an apparent assassination. The march was the latest in a string of rallies expressing defiance and sorrow at ...
Amnesty warns of rising violence in Rio de Janeiro amid spike in killings by police
Amnesty International on Thursday warned of growing violence across Brazil, particularly killings by police as law enforcement and criminals battle over turf in Rio de Janeiro, the country's second-biggest city. In a report to the United Nations, which periodically monitors violence in conflict zones and ...
Corpse in gutted car in Rio believed that of missing Greek ambassador to Brazil
Brazilian police suspect a body discovered inside a charred vehicle in Rio de Janeiro is Greece's ambassador to Brazil who went missing three days ago, television channel Globo reported on Thursday. A police spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, was ...
Rio passes Olympic flag to Tokyo, 'Super Abe' during closing ceremony
Tokyo took center stage as Rio de Janeiro handed over the Olympic flag to the 2020 host city at a rain-lashed but joyous closing ceremony for the Rio Games on Sunday. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, wearing a light-colored kimono, took the flag from Rio Mayor ...
