GlobalminerRioTinto(RIO.AX)(RIO.L)solditsremainingcoalmineinAustraliafor$2.25billion(1.59billionpounds),makinggoodonapledgetoexitthefuelandboostingitsabilitytof
BraziliansuperstarNeymarwillbesidelinedforuptothreemonths--perilouslyclosetotheeveoftheWorldCup--afterundergoingsurgeryonhisbrokenfoot,hisdoctorsays.Theworsetha
RiodeJaneiro'ssambaparadesbeganlateSundayinachanceforacitystrugglingwithviolenceandpovertytostagethe"greatestshowonEarth"--andtorageatunpopularpoliticians.Thetw
WithRio’senormouscarnivalinfullswing,thestreetsarefullofrevellersincolourfulfancydress,throngingthecity’smanysambastreetparties.Andamongthelooks,thereisonecarni
Brazil'sHealthMinistrysaidonTuesdaythattheregionalyellowfeveroutbreakhaskilled81peopleintheLatinAmericancountry.Accordingtotheministry,atotalof213yellowfevercas
FiveallegeddrugtraffickersandapolicewerekilledMondayinthreepoliceraidsinRiodeJaneiro,localauthoritiesconfirmedonTuesday.Accordingtopolicestatements,clashestookp
RiodeJaneiro’sopulentMunicipalTheaterhasgonequietthisyearasmonthsofunpaidwagesemptieditscalendarofmajorworksandpushedmanyballerinasandoperasingersintopoverty.Th
RiodeJaneiromadehistoryin2009whentheBrazilianbeachparadisebecamethefirstcityinSouthAmericaselectedtohostanOlympics.Buteightyearslater,evidenceisemergingtainting
TheformerpresidentofBrazil'sOlympicCommittee(COB)CarlosArthurNuzmanwaschargedwithcorruptiononThursday.NuzmanwasaccusedofpayingbribestoAfricandelegatestoensureth
CarlosNuzman'sresignationasBrazilianOlympicCommittee(BOC)chairman,followinghisarrestina2-million-US-dollarvote-riggingscandal,wasmadeofficialonOct.11.Nuzman'sla
ABrazilianfederaljudgeonMondayextendedthecustodyofBrazil’snationalOlympiccommitteeheadCarlosNuzman,whowasarrestedlastThursdayinconnectionwithacorruptioninvestig
ThreepeoplediedonMondaywhenasmallplanecrashedinSaoJosedoRioPreto,asoutheasterncityofBrazil.Localauthoritiessaidthesmallplane,asingle-enginemodelmanufacturedbyU.
ThechairmanofBrazil'sOlympicCommittee,whohelpedorganizetheRio2016Games,submittedhisresignationSaturday,sayinghewantedtoconcentrateondefendinghimselfagainstcorru
Nearly1,000BraziliantroopsweredeployedonFridaytoafavela,orslum,inthesoutheasterncityofRiodeJaneiro,inabidtowrestcontrolfromlocaldruggangs.The950soldiersbackedup
LadyGagasaidThursdayshehadbeenhospitalizedin"severepain"andwaspullingoutofBrazil'sRockinRiofestival,whichshewasduetoheadlinethisweekend.TheUSsuperstar,whoreveal
TheRiodeJaneiroOlympicswasaworldclassparty,butayearlater,there'snoendinsighttothepainfulhangovergrippingLatinAmerica'sbiggestcountry.Brazilianshavegotusedtopubl
BrazilianofficialssaidTuesdaythatthecountry'sOlympicschiefwasthe"lynchpin"inaplottobribetheInternationalOlympicCommitteeintoawardingRiodeJaneirolastyear'sGames.