Rio de Janeiro, Brazil News

Madonna is following a philanthropical trip to Africa with a stop in Brazil to discuss social projects.

MasterCard Worldwide, Credicard, Citibank's credit card administrator for the Brazilian market, and Redecard, Brazilian acquiring company, announced the launch of MasterCard PayPass, contactless payment technology, in Rio de Janeiro for public transportation and other quick service merchants.

Madonna, who has promoted school building in the African country Malawi, is now turning her star power onto projects to improve the notorious slums of Rio de Janeiro.

RELATIVES of eight victims of an Air France flight that crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris have filed lawsuits in the US and UK seeking damages.

London: India's financial hub Mumbai and political capital Delhi are likely to witness a significant jump in economic growth along with other emerging markets and make it to the league of the world's wealthiest cities by 2025, a report says.

A passenger in silhouette watches an Air France aircraft at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport September 25, 2002 in Roissy, France.

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS says.

A series of power outages affecting millions of people in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 were the result of cyber attacks, 60 MINUTES has learned.

Christ the Redeemer on the Corcovado mountain rises above a favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Photograph: Douglas Engle/Australfoto Hide Tom Phillips and Douglas Engle have produced a film called Dancing With the Devil, documenting life in the slums of Rio De Janeiro.

MasterCard Worldwide, Credicard, Citibank's credit card administrator for the Brazilian market, and Redecard have announced the launch of MasterCard PayPass contactless payment technology in Rio de Janeiro for public transportation and other quick service merchants.

Galery: Parreira's back! The second coming of Carlos Alberto Parreira began officially early Thursday morning as he strode into OR Tambo international airport to again take up the helm of Bafana Bafana.

Become a slum lord in Shakespeare's England. Monte Cristo has announced that new content will be available for free to Cities XL Planet Offer subscribers.

Bradley Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 12:47PM EST A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.

The city is legendary when it comes to its carnival festivities, rich culture, passion for music and vibrant nightlife.

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What does Great Yarmouth have in common with Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans? Norfolk's premier resort is rightly proud of its beaches but none has quite the magic ring of the Copacabana.

Recently, the world was surprised when Rio de Janeiro was picked to host the 2016 Olympics, beating out Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo.

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 31 Brazilian military sources have said that at least nine of the 11 people on board the Brazilian air force plane that disappeared over the Amazon Thursday morning survived an emergency landing.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that fighting crimes in Riode Janeiro was not an easy task and required a political will from local and federal governments.

Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:32 a.m. Taking some time away from her busy life, Mariah Carey was spotted hanging out at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil yesterday .