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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......

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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Shots fired after man in Brazil hijacks bus, takes dozens of hostages

An armed man hijacked a bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, taking 37 commuters hostage before freeing six of them, officials... ...

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'Khel Ratna validates my journey of ability beyond disability'

'I am happy that disability no bar, gender no bar and age no bar and now at 49, if I can be awarded Khel Ratna for active sports, it validates my... ...

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Usha becomes AAA's Athletes Commission member

Legendary Indian sprinter P T Usha has been made a member of the Athletes Commission of the Asian Athletics Association in recognition of her... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/shorts-usha-becomes-aaas-athletes-commission-member/20190813.htm

Brazilian inmate, who nearly escaped jail dressed as woman, found hanged

A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell,... ...

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Brazil inmate busted in brazen jailbreak

A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend in a surreal act of derring-do, only to be... ...

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