Hopes are fading of finding more survivors after Wednesday’s building collapse in Rio de Janeiro killed at least 17 people, Brazilian officials say.

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Rio disaster survivor hopes fade

US oil company Chevron accepts full responsibility for an oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.

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Chevron to blame for Brazil spill

Brazilian police say they have taken control of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest shantytown in a crackdown on drug gangs ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

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Brazilian police seize Rio slum

A tram popular with tourists derails in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro killing its driver and four passengers, with another 27 injured.

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Brazil tram derailment kills five

A Brazilian judge, Patricia Acioli, renowned for her work against organised crime, is shot dead in Rio de Janeiro State.

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Gang-fighting judge gunned down

NBC/Comcast has won the U.S. Olympic TV rights for the next four games, for $4.38 billion. The media conglom snagged the deal for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia; the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the 2018 Winter Games and the 2020 Games for which sites have not yet been selected. Read full article > >

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NBC wins U.S. Olympic TV rights through 2020 [Updated]

You’ll be able (or forced, depending on your opinion) to catch the Olympics on the Peacock Network and its sister channels until the year 2020. NBC won the TV rights to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia; the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro;…

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NBC Secures Next Four Olympics

Huge murals reflect life in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas

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Art in the streets

Just a week after recovering the black box flight recorder from Air France 447, investigators have recovered the first body from the crash. The flight from Rio de Janeiro crashed in June 2009 and was lost at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for two…

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Body Recovered From Air France Crash

Less than two weeks after a gunman shot dead 12 children at a school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian students who survived return to their classrooms.

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Rio school shooting pupils return

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Brazilians mourn as funerals are held for 12 children shot dead by a gunman at a school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

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Brazil mourns murdered Rio pupils

RIO DE JANEIRO — A gunman opened fire at a public elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing at least 11 students before taking his own life.

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Authorities: Gunman opens fire in Rio de Janeiro school; At least 12 dead, including shooter

US President Barack Obama is set to speak in Rio de Janeiro and visit a shantytown as he continues a Latin America trip to bolster US influence.

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Obama set to take in Rio sights

Brazilians say they will eagerly turn out for President Obama when he arrives this weekend for his first state visit to Brazil, which includes stops in the capital and in Rio de Janeiro, the country’s signature city.

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Obama has Brazil swooning over arrival of a black president