Tag: Rio de Janeiro

• Monday, September 16th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

  Thousands protest in Rio against religious discrimination

  

  Thousands paraded down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach to raise their voices as cases of religious intolerance were reported to be on the rise. According to local media, the demonstrators stemmed from more than a dozen faiths, mainly Afro-Brazilian ones, that have come under attack from Christian groups. Newly chosen Human Rights Minister Macaé Evaristo joined the march.

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• Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 - 10:15 UTC

  USS George Washington arrives in Rio de Janeiro

  

  The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) arrived this week in Rio de Janeiro as a part of her Southern Seas 2024 campaign.

• Friday, March 29th 2024 - 19:03 UTC

  Dengue epidemic over in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro City authorities Friday announced that the dengue fever epidemic in the country's former capital was over, Agencia Brasil reported. The worst part of the outbreak was recorded between Feb. 18 and 24.

• Monday, March 25th 2024 - 09:48 UTC

  Floods in southeastern Brazil leave at least 25 dead

  

  Brazilian authorities reported Sunday that at least 25 people had been killed due to heavy rains affecting mostly Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo during the weekend.

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

  Police raids leave at least 7 dead in Rio favelas

  

  A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals, it was reported. Two servicemen were wounded.

• Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Blinken says other issues need to be solved before tackling climate change

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Thursday in Rio de Janeiro during a press conference at the G-20 convention of Foreign Ministers that multilateral organizations need to solve armed conflicts worldwide before moving on to other agendas such as climate change and social development.

• Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:57 UTC

  Dengue emergency reported in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro are speaking of record hospitalizations of patients with dengue, Agencia Brasil reported Friday. In just one day in January, Rio de Janeiro's municipal health network had 362 people admitted with the condition, thus surpassing the previous record dating back to 2008. Municipal Health Secretary Daniel Soranz confirmed that the city was facing an epidemic of the disease.

• Friday, February 2nd 2024 - 10:19 UTC

  Chilean tourist found dead in Rio favela

  

  A 39-year-old Chilean tourist identified as Javier Valdés Susarte was found dead at a Rio de Janeiro favela, it was reported Thursday in Brazil's former capital city. Authorities are still investigating.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 11:18 UTC

  Carlos Bolsonaro's premises raided in “parallel Abin” case

  

  Rio de Janeiro Councilman Carlos Bolsonaro has been accused of invoking his kinship to then-President Jair Bolsonaro to get information from Brazil's Intelligence Agency Abin about an ongoing investigation targeting his family, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.

• Monday, January 15th 2024 - 10:01 UTC

  Heavy storm leaves at least 11 dead in Rio de Janeiro

  

  At least eleven people died and many others needed to be evacuated this weekend after heavy rains hit Rio de Janeiro causing severe flooding and damage to numerous houses that were left under water. The Federal Government decreed a maximum alert. The risk of further flooding and landslides remains very high, it was also explained.