Rio de Janeiro, Brazil News

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A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday.

Rio de Janeiro, May 25 Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Friday it sold a 12 percent stake in an oil block off Tanzania's coast to Norway's Statoil.

New research has called into question the decsion to close Rio de Janeiro's Joao Havelange stadium in March because of fears that the roof was unsafe.

1813 - The U.S. Navy gains its motto as the mortally wounded commander of the frigate Chesapeake, Capt.

A new study by an SFU professor calls for urgent intervention measures for Brazilian crack users.

BRAZIL plans to sell the right to explore and develop its largest-ever oil discovery in October, auctioning an offshore petroleum prospect that is expected to produce about 12 billion barrels of oil over 35 years.

Tuchinha was once a drug lord in Rio de Janeiro's Mangueira favela. But today he is helping youngsters in this Brazilian city turn their lives around and leave behind crime, prison and the likelihood of an early death.

When we recently received the official agenda for Pope Francis' July trip to Rio de Janeiro, we went straight out to photograph the sites he will visit.

There have been multiple explosions at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, with large flames and black smoke pouring from the building.

AFTER spending millions of dollars on exploratory drilling, Brazilian oil and gas exploration company, High Resolution Technology and local businessperson, Knowledge Katti have struck oil in neighbouring Namibia.

A CHOREOGRAPHER who danced for the Queen is championing an unlikely combination of Welsh clog dancing and Brazilian martial arts.

RIO DE JANEIRO: One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said.

WPBT2 and the Rhythm Foundation proudly announce this special broadcast of a spectacular Brazilian star.

Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.

This picture taken on February 11, 2010 shows an employee of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto walks past a sign at the Shanghai offices of the firm.

Television images show bright orange flames leaping scores of feet into the air and thick black smoke rolling off six large fuel storage tanks.

A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the area.

Whether in Oklahoma or Dhaka, emergencies test the fabric of the community and attest to the importance of citizen engagement.