Rio de Janeiro

February 25, 2019

Vidas Negras Importam echoes America’s “Black Lives Matter” movement in Brazil as protests mount over a recent death and ongoing police brutality.

Security reformers in Bolsonaro’s Brazil look to America’s pro-gun campaigners

February 18, 2019

Brazil’s academic research community overwhelmingly predicts new measures will lead to more violence in Brazil — a country with around 43,000 gun deaths per year. But in the Bolsonaro era, their arguments are losing to a political bloc that is resolutely opposed to empirical research and that takes many of its cues from pro-gun campaigners in the United States.

Massive fire devastates historic National Museum of Brazil

Reuters

September 03, 2018

The destruction of the building, once a palace for emperors that had fallen into disrepair, was an "incalculable loss for Brazil."

Brazil could soon outlaw abortion altogether

GlobalPost

February 14, 2018

Currently, Brazilian women can only obtain legal abortions in cases of rape, life-threatening pregnancy or a fatal brain defect in the fetus. The constitutional amendment, known as PEC 181, was originally intended to extend maternity leave for mothers of premature newborns.

Culture

In Rio, the descendants of slaves try to hang on to their historic communities

Agence France-Presse

December 29, 2017

Of course, Afro-Brazilians do not need to escape slavery anymore, but in a country riven by racial inequality and historic injustices, the quilombos now serve as focal points for resistance of a more contemporary kind.

Culture

Hip-hop met Rio de Janeiro and never stepped back

November 20, 2017

America’s 1990s hip-hop scene is reincarnated every Saturday night in what may seem like an unlikely location — beneath a highway overpass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Conflict

A year after the Rio Olympics, gunfights continue and troops patrol the streets

August 10, 2017

One of the legacies of the Rio Olympics was supposed to be a safer city. A year later, that promise hasn't been kept and soldiers are patrolling Rio's streets.

Conflict

Residents of a crisis-ridden Rio caution future Olympic hosts

Business, Economics and Jobs

August 04, 2017

Thousands of police have been taken off Rio’s streets in the past year, city clinics are closing their doors, and there has been dismal interest in patronizing Rio’s $20 million Olympic golf course — built on an environmental reserve — and the almost completely unsold luxury housing that was once the athlete’s village.

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Paulo Morelli

February 26, 2008

Director Paulo Morelli talks to Faith about his new film, City of Men, the sequel to City of God, his 2002 Academy Award-nominated film that delved into the culture of Rio De Janiero's sprawling "favela" slums.

Geo answer

November 25, 2008

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the names of two countries. These countries are on different continents... literally oceans apart. But they're closer than you think when it comes to cooking. We're talking about India and Brazil. Some Chicago chefs have been combining the two countries' culinary traditions, as The World's David Leveille has more.

Global Hit - A Filial

November 25, 2008

Reporter Anil Mundra tells us about a hot music band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, called "A Filial". The band is releasing its first North American CD soon.

Global Hit

March 18, 2009

Correspondent Amy Bracken ducks into a CD store in Brazil and finds out what's selling there these days.

Final push for Olympic city candidates

October 30, 2009

The International Olympic Committee is just two days away from selecting the 2016 Olympic host city from among four finalists ï¿½ Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid, and Rio de Janeiro. Anchor Jeb Sharp has more.

Rio to host 2016 Olympics

October 05, 2009

And the winner is: Rio de Janeiro! Anchor Marco Werman gets reaction from reporter Regina Zappa who's in Rio, the city selected to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Life in Brazil's favelas

October 01, 2010

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that during his administration millions of people were lifted out of poverty, including those living in Rio's notorious favelas. Reporter Jason Strother visited the Rocinha favela, to find out what residents think.

Breakthrough' pill could help prevent HIV

December 03, 2010

Scientists recently announced a potential breakthrough in the prevention of HIV. A pill normally used to treat HIV was found to protect gay men from becoming infected with the virus. Solana Pyne reports from Rio de Janeiro.

Breakthrough' pill could help prevent HIV