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Sign Language Interpreters Sway With Rock in Rio

Festival considers technology to let concertgoers feel the music

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered at Rio de Janeiro's mega-festival Rock in Rio on Friday, with many staking out spots of artificial grass all day to hear Katy Perry. As her music keyed up, enormous screens around the stage showed someone else in their bottom corners—a sign...

Rio de Janeiro's New Public Enemy: Claw Machines

Cops say they're games of chance because they're rigged, and thus illegal

(Newser) - Rio de Janeiro—already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias, and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers—has a new public enemy: plushies. Or, more specifically, the joystick-controlled claw machines that dispense them. As the AP reports, Rio police on Wednesday carried out 16 search warrants targeting the machines that elicit...

Crowd Expected for Madonna's Tour Finale in Rio: 1.5M
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Madonna Makes History With Tour Finale

Singer gave free concert on Brazil beach, which was attended by 1.6M

(Newser) - As predicted, Madonna's final concert of her Celebration Tour set a record, with 1.6 million people attending the free show on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach Saturday night. Though annual New Year's Eve concerts on the same beach have drawn larger crowds, per Live Nation , Madonna...

Father Protects 4-Year-Old Before Dying in House Collapse

At least 7 have died in Brazil's heavy rains

(Newser) - Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state have killed at least seven people, Brazilian authorities said Saturday, while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud. The girl was pulled out alive in the city of Petropolis, 43 miles north of Rio. Rescue teams had to...

Cause of Death for Taylor Swift Concertgoer Revealed

Heat exhaustion killed 23-year-old woman at Brazil concert in November

(Newser) - Heat exhaustion is the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a Taylor Swift concert in November, a forensics report obtained by the AP on Wednesday shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, passed out during Swift's second song at the Nov. 17 concert in Rio de Janeiro, "...

Flight Crew Allegedly Faked Robbery to Cover Up Wild Night
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Nov 25, 2023 9:59 AM CST

Flight Crew Allegedly Faked Robbery to Cover Up Wild Night

Brazilian authorities are investigating trio of British Airways employees

(Newser) - British Airways crew members allegedly indulged in a raucous night of drinking and drugs in Rio de Janeiro, then covered it up by pretending they'd been the victims of various crimes, Brazilian authorities allege. The three airline employees are accused of inventing an armed robbery that supposedly took place...

Taylor Swift Fan Dies at Concert Held in Record Heat

The singer, who called for water to be given to Rio de Janeiro audience, cancels next show

(Newser) - A criminal investigation has begun into the death Friday of a fan attending a Taylor Swift concert held in extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro, and the performer canceled her concert scheduled for Saturday night. The show's organizers said in a statement that Ana Clara Benevides Machado was brought...

Soccer Star Fined $3.3M for Illegal Mansion Lake

Part of that fine is because Neymar swam in it

(Newser) - Brazilian soccer star Neymar was fined more than $3.3 million for violating local environmental rules during renovations at his mansion outside Rio de Janeiro. The Mangaratiba City Hall said in a statement Monday night it had issued four fines after Neymar was accused of illegally building an artificial lake...

Carnival Parties Defy COVID Ban
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Feb 26, 2022 3:20 PM CST

Carnival Parties Defy COVID Ban

Brazilians criticize restriction when other events are allowed

(Newser) - The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year , but revelers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still found ways to party on Saturday. Thousands defied an official ban on street parties by dancing, singing, and mingling...

Rio's Last Wild Macaw 'Juliet' in Search of Her Romeo

She's often seen visiting her kind at the city zoo

(Newser) - A blue-and-yellow macaw dubbed Juliet is believed to be the only wild bird of its kind left in Rio de Janeiro, where the birds once flew far and wide, per the AP . Almost every morning for the last two decades, Juliet has swooped onto the Rio zoo enclosure where macaws...

Brazilian Cops Accused of Executions During Raid

24 people designated as criminals were killed in police action

(Newser) - A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses. It was just after sunrise Thursday when dozens of officers from Rio de Janeiro state’s civil police stormed...

This Year, Carnival Venue Is a Mass Vaccination Site

Nurse says the event is still joyful, because it represents 'the hope of better days'

(Newser) - In a normal year, Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome would preparing for its great moment of the year: the world's most famous Carnival parade. But a week before what should be the start of Carnival, the pandemic has replaced pageantry, the AP reports, with the great celebration put on...

'World's Biggest Party' Has Been Postponed

Rio hasn't set a new date for Carnival

(Newser) - A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains—the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools, known as the "world's biggest party," won’t be held in February. And while the decision is being characterized...

Inmate Found Dead Days After His Jailbreak Flops

Clauvino da Silva believed to have died by hanging

(Newser) - A Brazilian gang leader is believed to have committed suicide three days after attempting to escape prison dressed as his 19-year-old daughter . Clauvino da Silva was found dead Tuesday in his cell at the high-security Bangu 1 prison in Rio de Janeiro state. He'd been transferred there following his...

Cost to Host Olympics? Start With $2M in Bribes

Former Rio governor tells court that up to nine IOC officials were paid off in 2016

(Newser) - Chicago was one of the cities that lost out to Rio de Janeiro back in 2009 for the right to host the 2016 Olympics. Bribery apparently would have helped. Sergio Cabral, a former Rio governor, told a court this week that he bought up to nine International Olympic Committee votes...

Guy Tries to Rob Female MMA Fighter. It Does Not Go Well

MMA fighter Polyana Viana wasn't about to give up her cellphone

(Newser) - What's worse than running into a karate dojo while trying to abduct someone? Trying to rob an MMA fighter is right up there. "#badf---ingidea" is how UFC President Dana White framed it, posting on Instagram a picture of 26-year-old Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter Polyana Viana next to...

Fire Engulfs 200-Year-Old National Museum

An 'unbearable catastrophe' in Brazil

(Newser) - A massive fire has destroyed millions of items at Brazil's national museum—and for many Brazilians, shock has turned to anger. The blaze, which began at the 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro after it closed to the public Sunday, is believed to have wiped out much of its...

Even His Victims Are Defending This Alleged Kidnapper

Brazilian gang boss allegedly kidnapped nurses to vaccinate the poor

(Newser) - Wanted gang leader Thomaz Viera Gomez has been dubbed Brazil's very own Robin Hood, thanks to his alleged involvement in what may be one of the most unconventional kidnappings ever, reports Newsweek . That's because the two men Gomez, or "2N," is accused of kidnapping on Jan....

Video Shows Why Jiujitsu Gym Isn't Good Target for Thieves

Would-be thief chased away by multiple jiujitsu students

(Newser) - A would-be thief in a Rio de Janeiro suburb apparently chose the wrong gym to rob, the AP reports. Surveillance camera footage shared widely on social media shows the man entering the gym and jumping a turnstile after arguing with the receptionist. Several seconds later, the man is seen jumping...

Lochte: I May Have Been 'Most Hated Person in the World'

But swimmer clarifies he never considered suicide after scandal at Rio Olympics

(Newser) - Ryan Lochte spent most of last August on an apology tour for his "immature behavior" at the Rio Olympics, which saw the swimmer jump from pool water into hot water for his role in an incident at a local gas station—an event he originally "over-exaggerated" as an...

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