After the Rio de Janeiro athlete’s village was criticised as “unliveable” by the Australian Olympic Committee, the city’s major has taken a decidedly unserious route by cracking a kangaroo joke. Eduardo Paes told a Brazilian news outlet “I almost … Read More
Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have killed at least 11 people so far in April, according to Amnesty International, adding to the stark toll police killings have taken on residents there in months leading up to this Summer’s Olympics … Read More
Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted 367-137 in favor of moving impeachment proceedings forward for President Dilma Rousseff. Next month, the Senate will vote on whether to put her on trial. Read more… More about Brazil, Politics, Us World, Dilma … Read More
In a most impressive feat of sport, Scotch the dog manages to rock a game of ‘altinha’ with his human friends To those of us who don’t speak Portuguese, the game is also known as ‘Keep The Ball In The … Read More
A new species of deadly crab has been discovered in Brazil. The craustacean was caught on film as it swung a knife and backed away slowly from the video camera, ready to strike at any moment. While we’re unsure if … Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued interim travel guidance on Friday for pregnant women and women of childbearing age who are planning to become pregnant, warning against travel to Brazil and 13 other countries in the Americas … Read More