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Samba and sequins: Brazil's carnival paints the town red

It's time to party!!! Brazil's most famous carnival celebrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of sparkling dancers from the Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools put on a......

Brazil's 200-yr-old museum gutted in huge fire

The 200-year-old National Museum located in Rio de Janeiro was engulfed in a massive fire on Sunday evening (local time), destroying centuries-old artefacts. IMAGE: A 200-year-old museum in Brazil......

Feathers, fun and fanfare! It's time for the carnival

Rio de Janeiro’s famed Carnival got underway as hundreds of thousands roared into the streets for the most colourful festival ever. Reuters photographers Pilar Olivares, Sergio Moraes, Paulo......

Great white whale shocks surfers at Rio beach

Lifeguards and rescue workers tow a dead Bryde's whale near Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Click on NEXT for...

Sizzling dancers spice up Brazil carnival

Elite samba schools paraded in Rio de Janeiro's newly renovated Sambadrome on Sunday to kick off Brazil's annual carnival. As many as 8,50,000 tourists descend on Rio for the five-day-long......

Paris protests muted but world speaks up for climate change

The French have scored a diplomatic coup by reversing the order of proceedings in such summits. Beginning with Rio de Janeiro in 1992, national leaders arrive at the end of the summit to ratify......

'India needs to be integrated into global trade pacts'

A man walks past a board showing the Real-U.S. dollar exchange rates in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters As the US and 11 other nations reached a landmark deal on the......

India-Mercosur meet to boost trade

A special forum to promote inter-regional trade between India and Mercosur countries will be held on June 9 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The meeting, to promote South-South co-operation, is being......

Has Modi Sarkar delivered on Budget 2014?

Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana. Photograph: PTI Photo In its first Budget......

The FIFA World Cup Quiz!

IMAGE: Germany's players celebrate winning the 2014 World Cup after beating Argentina in the final in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images The 21st FIFA World Cup is upon us, and......

Long distance runner Ayana named alongside Bolt, Thompson for IAAF awards

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana celebrates after winning the Women's 10,000m Final at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Jamaican Usain Bolt and Elaine Thompson......

Paralympics tragedy: Iranian cyclist death casts pall over Games

IMAGE: Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad of Iran competes in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters. Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crashing in the C4-5......

Paralympics medalists Deepa Malik asks Sachin Tendulkar to meet her

IMAGE: India’s Deepa Malik bagged a silver in the shotput F-53 event at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. Photograph: PTI. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar showered praise on Deepa Malik,......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 16 at Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Sunday, Day 16 of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Boxing: Yoka wins Super-heavy gold for France IMAGE: Tony Yoka celebrates after winning the men's Super......

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Tokyo Olympics preparations on track

Tokyo well positioned one year out from Games after early troubles IMAGE: Olympic rings are displayed in front of the construction site of the New... ...

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S Jaishankar To Attend BRICS Foreign Ministers Meet In Brazil

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will participate in the standalone meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers scheduled to be held in Rio de... ...

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French prosecutors want Air France to face trial over a fatal crash in 2009 involving flight AF447 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris which killed... ...

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Rio governor says 'only a matter of time' before he becomes Brazil president

The far-right governor of Rio de Janeiro state, who has likened drug dealers to terrorists and Nazis while advocating snipers in helicopters to... ...

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Brazilian musician João Gilberto, founder of bossa nova, dies in Rio

Brazilian musician João Gilberto, 88, who developed bossa nova music and helped turn the style into a worldwide craze, died on Saturday afternoon... ...

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