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Rio de Janeiro offers US$1,000 bounty for each confiscated gun to curb criminal firepower

The Rio de Janeiro administration has initiated a R$5,000 (US$1,000) reward for each rifle seized by law enforcement officers,...

Woman and 9-year-old girl killed, 20 injured in shooting at Carnival parade in Rio...

A woman and a 9-year-old girl were killed by gunfire after a police officer...

Rio de Janeiro reinforces policing in Copacabana, but does not record protests

This Wednesday, the 11th, policing was reinforced on the seafront of Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, after threats of new demonstrations against the Lula...

At least 1,000 people were victims of stray bullets in Rio de Janeiro in 6 years

At least 1,000 people were victims of stray bullets in Rio de Janeiro over the last six years, according...

Five men die in confrontation with Military Police in...

Five men died yesterday (Dec. 1) in a confrontation with military police in Thomaz Coelho, in the north zone...

Two Slovakian tourists beaten during robbery in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

On Wednesday morning, September 21, two minors beat two Slovakian tourists during a robbery...

Brazil: Civil Police used drone to arrest drug dealer in downtown Rio

Images captured by a drone helped the Civil Police to locate drug dealers in Largo de São Francisco da Prainha, in Praça Mauá, one of the tourist attractions in downtown Rio. A man was arrested for...

Brazil: Older man falls from bike and dies run over by a bus in Leblon, Rio

A 63-year-old man was run over on Monday morning, September 19, in Leblon, in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. According to the Fire Department, the older man died on the spot. According to witnesses, he was...

Rio’s LGBTI+ parade prepares to return to Copacabana in November with giant rainbow flag

After financial difficulties and a two-year pandemic, the LGBTI+ Parade at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro will once again grace the shores this November...

Christ the Redeemer in Rio illuminated with the colors of the United Kingdom in honor of the Queen

Christ, the Redeemer Cathedral in Rio was illuminated on Thursday night (8) with the colors of the British flag in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, whose death was announced this afternoon. "The greatest symbol of Brazil,...

Rio de Janeiro announces transition from rapid bus transit to light rail

By David Burroughs The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, has announced a 15-year plan to replace the city's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system with a 251km light rail network. The city's current network, inaugurated for...

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"