Rio de Janeiro, Brazil News

A disguised dog is seen during the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Petrobras cut investment in 2011 for the first time in eight years as Brazil's state-run energy company struggled to buy the equipment, technology and services needed to carry out a $225 billion expansion plan and exploit one of the world's most promising offshore oil frontiers.A Petrobras invested 72.5 billion reais , a 5.1 percent ... (more)

A police strike in a north-eastern Brazilian state has ended, though a similar action in Rio de Janeiro continues days before carnival celebrations draw some 800,000 tourists to the city.Police in the state of Bahia have voted to end their 12-day walkout, during which time the homicide rate doubled to more than 130 in the metropolitan area of ... (more)

Police Strike prior to Carnival in Brazil The strike for better salaries to police officers of the states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, a week before the famous carnivals, was highlighted on the national news on Saturday.

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Police in Brazil's Bahia state voted on Saturday to end a strike that unleashed a crime wave claiming more than 150 lives, raising hopes for peaceful carnival celebrations but leaving concerns about security ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

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A Brazilian drag queen passes between two policemen during the performance of 'Banda de Ipanema', the most traditional street band of Rio de Janeiro's carnival, in 2007.

A 17-year-old Stettler woman has died and a 19-year-old man faces charges after a pickup truck swerved off the road and hit a grove of trees early Saturday morning.

CTV Ottawa's Carol Anne Meehan is thanking members of the public for their support after her husband was found dead a week and a half ago.

The administrative chief of staff of Rio de Janeiro state's police force tells reporters that the city's streets are "calm and the number of police officers that have joined the strike is very low." Chief of staff Col.

A view of a police station on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro Feb, 10, 2012.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 10, 2012 - The state of Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil will introduce a pioneering policy in March to reduce the under-reporting of crimes against transvestites and transsexual people, who will be able to identify themselves with their preferred names when they report crimes to the police.

Wonders of the World have become major tourists' attractions around the globe. They are annually visited by millions of visitors who come to admire the glory and beauty of these manmade marvels.

Students studying Portuguese will now have a new opportunity to learn the language and culture - in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A strike by Rio police a week ahead of Carnival celebrations is drawing attention to a deeply troubled force in which low wages help fuel corruption, extortion and lethal violence, experts said Friday.

The body of Brazilian journalist Mario Randolfo Marques Lopes was found on Thursday in the city of Barra do PiraA in Rio de Janeiro state, according to news reports .

Brazil stood ready to deploy troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as a strike by the state's police force threatened to disrupt upcoming carnival festivities and raised new questions about security before the 2014 World Cup.

We can forget about fixing the planet's ecosystems and climate until we have fixed government systems, a panel of leading international environmental scientists declared in London on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, FEB. 9, 2012 .- The colors of the Brazilian flag and the famous Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro form part of the official logo for World Youth Day 2013, designed by Gustavo Huguenin, 25.