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Brazilian music festival Rock in Rio rocks its way into Las Vegas

​For Roberto Medina, founder of Brazilian music festival commonly known as " Rock in Rio," the past weekend was a time when his dream became true.

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Chinese solar equipments to light up Rio 2016 Olympics

Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil, where the 2014 World Cup final was held, will be back into the spotlight at Rio 2016 Olympic Games, powered by Chinese solar equipments.

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Rio 2016 opens Olympic volunteer center

The first training center for Rio's 2016 Olympic volunteer program has opened, organizers said on Thursday.

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Rio 2016 releases Olympic event schedule

Rio's 2016 Olympic organizing committee on Tuesday released its daily competition schedule as the countdown to the Games hit the 500-day mark.

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Chinese subway trains in service for Rio Olympics

​The first train to run on Line 4 of the Rio de Janeiro metro connecting the Olympic Village to the Copacabana Game Center has been delivered three months after shipment from China.

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Brazil releases Rio 2016 Olympic coins

Brazil's central bank has released its first batch of commemorative coins for the Rio 2016 Olympics, Games organizers said Friday.

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Justin Timberlake, Rolling Stones star in Lisbon music festival

The one-week Rock in Rio music festival ended over the weekend with a performance by U.S. artist Justin Timberlake.

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Brazil's Rio celebrates World Cup tourism bonanza

Brazil's city of Rio de Janeiro earned some 2 billion U.S. dollars in tourism revenue thanks to the 2014 Brazil World Cup, local tourism authorities announced Tuesday.

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Beckham pleases fans in Rio

Former England captain David Beckham posed for photographs and signed autographs with Brazilian fans after arriving in Rio de Janeiro for a fleeting promotional visit.

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Rio officials deny Olympic delays

Rio de Janeiro officials on Sunday denied reports of major delays to the city's 2016 Olympic preparations.