Rio De Janeiro

World Cup fans will have to dig deep as prices soar in Brazil

16 Jun 2013

Prices have gone through the roof, particularly in the country's tourism gateway Rio, which this month is one of the hosts for the Confederations Cup and in July welcomes Pope Francis for a major...

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Rio's revamped Maracana overcomes setback to host England friendly

2 Jun 2013

After an embarrassing brush with cancellation, the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host its first official match since an extensive renovation when Brazil tackle England today in a...

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Brazil’s Carnival reaches its crescendo

12 Feb 2013

Rio’s Carnival festivities reached their crescendo late on Monday with a final night of samba school parades, part of a contest appropriately dubbed the greatest show on earth.

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Brazil police easily occupy Rio slum complex

15 Oct 2012

Brazilian police say about 2,000 officers met no major resistance when carrying out the planned occupation of a complex of shantytowns long held by Rio de Janeiro’s largest drug-dealing faction....

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Rio mayor Paes re-elected

8 Oct 2012

Riding a wave of support from Rio’s slums, Eduardo Paes was re-elected mayor and now takes up the challenge of overseeing major infrastructure projects ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Globetrotting

26 Feb 2012

Los Angeles

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

Singapore interbank rates manipulation claims are hyped

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Enoch Yiu

Qianhai the likely winner in the rush for Hong Kong investment

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Jet Set: Michael Roche

Michael Roche, executive director, Singapore Formula 1 (above)

What's your favourite seat on a plane?

I'm a window guy and I sit as close to the front as I can:...

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Kin may receive record mainland payout

The next of kin of one of the Chinese passengers aboard Air France flight 477 may receive 9.6 million yuan (HK$10.9 million) from PICC Life Insurance - the largest personal insurance payout in...

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Eight Chinese passengers named

Six of the nine Chinese aboard the missing Air France plane were staff of the Liaoning-based Benxi Iron & Steel Company, who arrived in Brazil on May 26 to negotiate the purchase of iron ore...

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The story behind samba

Like the mambo and the salsa, the roots of the samba lie with the religious traditions and the people of West Africa, exported to Brazil with slavery in the years between 1600 and 1888.

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HK pair such a hit in Brazil, soccer school says send us 12

A dozen young footballers from Hong Kong will be offered the chance to meet some of Brazil's soccer greats and play in a tournament at the world-famous Maracana stadium next year.

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Experience the thrill of Rio in Central

Annual street party offers non-stop fun with Brazilian dancers, African drumming, parades and more

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