All posts tagged "Rio de Janeiro"

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  Uber looks to dominate in Brazil while taxis push to ban app

  RIO DE JANEIRO — After ceding to the competition in China earlier this year, ride-hailing company Uber is shifting focus to Brazil, Latin America’s most populous nation. Introduced in Brazil just over two years ago, use of...

  • Posted December 21, 2016
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  Ex-Rio gov is latest top politician arrested in graft probe

  RIO DE JANEIRO — A former governor of Rio de Janeiro state has been arrested in a corruption probe roiling Brazil. Federal police arrested Sergio Cabral in his apartment in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Police commissioner...

  • Posted November 17, 2016
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  Rio Authorities Step Up Security after Bus Windows Shattered

  Military police in Rio de Janeiro are stepping up security after projectiles struck a bus carrying journalists to the main Olympic Park

  • Posted August 10, 2016
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  In Setback for Brazil’s Rousseff, Senate Puts Her On Trial

  After some 15 hours of debate, senators voted 59-21 to put her on trial for breaking fiscal rules in her managing of the federal budget

  • Posted August 10, 2016
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  Brazil’s Shrinking Economy Is Facing Olympic-Size Troubles

  The '16 Games come at a dire moment for Brazil, which is enduring myriad calamities

  • Posted August 4, 2016
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  UN Health Agency Rejects Call to Postpone Rio Olympics

  More than 145 public health experts signed letter to WHO for games to be delayed or relocated

  • Posted May 29, 2016
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  Legacy of Rio Olympics: Bike Lane Crashes into the Sea

  Company that built bike path reportedly owned by family of municipal public works secretary

  • Posted April 22, 2016