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Dodds: No action taken over social media’s influence on Southport riots

Labour former minister Anneliese Dodds warned ‘there are many other canaries choking down the coal mine’.

Evening Standard

Brazil Binman Finds Newborn Baby On Garbage Route

A garbage collector in Rio de Janeiro got the surprise of his life on Tuesday when he found a newborn baby, that he first took for a discarded doll, abandoned next to a dumpster.

International Business Times

Evanilson: ‘I left 40C in Rio to go to -5 … I couldn’t finish the training session’

Bournemouth striker tells Ben Fisher about seeing snow in Slovakia, being helped by Pepe and how he gets his Brazilian food

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Thousands Show Support For Coup-accused Bolsonaro At Rio Rally

Several thousand supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor.

International Business Times

Clowns and musicians bring the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio hospital

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the streets straight to the young patients and their carers

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: In Rio and beyond, Carnival brings euphoria and release to Brazilians

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival!

The Independent UK

With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival's drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beat

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades

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Airbnb Expands Its Latino Reach with the Help of Bad Bunny and Anitta - EXCLUSIVE

From Rio to Miami to San Juan: How Airbnb Is Tapping into the Latino Market with Global Icons

Latin Times

Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow

Vendors are a fixture at Rio’s Carnival street parties

The Independent UK

Oscar fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres has made her this year's Carnival muse

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools

The Independent UK

A samba school rises to Rio Carnival's top league, bringing an economic boom to its poor residents

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more, with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school back in the top parade league for the first time in 57 years

The Independent UK

A Brazilian samba star says goodbye: ‘I’ve fought a lot, but I also think we need to live’

Neguinho da Beija-Flor, 75, is the most recognisable voice in Rio de Janeiro’s elite carnival league and has led 50 consecutive parades for the same school

The Guardian - US

The Rio Carnival street party where dogs parade as superheroes and cartoon characters

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties

The Independent UK

Rio's Carnival kicks off as mayor gives key to the city to King Momo

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch

The Independent UK

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A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more of them are reported killed than anywhere else

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: temperatures hit record highs across South America

Rio de Janeiro reached 44C, its highest temperature for more than a decade, last Monday

The Guardian - UK

Allan Weber: My Order; Daniel Lind-Ramos: Ensamblajes – review

Drawing on his stint as a food delivery driver in Rio during Covid, Allan Weber riffs on life in the favela where he was born, lives and works. In a separate show, Puerto Rico’s Daniel Lind-Ramos speaks to colonialism and the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

I’m Still Here review – wrenching true-life saga of a Brazilian family torn apart by military rule

When a former congressman is abducted from his beachfront home in 1970s Rio, his wife and children are left reeling – for decades – in Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated drama starring an extraordinary Fernanda Torres

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The Independent UK

Lady Gaga to perform a free concert on Rio's Copacabana beach in May

Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3

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Lady Gaga To Perform Free Concert On Rio's Copacabana Beach

Lady Gaga confirms free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, promising an unforgettable musical extravaganza.

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The Wombats chased by gangsters while on tour in Rio after 'someone said the wrong thing'

The Wombats were "chased by a gang" while on tour in Rio and an argument broke out.

International Business Times

Rio Swelters In Heatwave Amid Run-up To Carnival

Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.

The Independent UK

Rio de Janeiro's hottest day in at least a decade sends residents to the beach

Rio de Janeiro has recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) as residents try to cool off in the ocean or under public showers

International Business Times

In Rio De Janeiro, A Wrong Turn Leads From Paradise To Peril

One victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.

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Lady Gaga to play huge Rio de Janeiro gig in May

Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes has officially confirmed Lady Gaga is set to perform at Copacabana Beach.

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