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Carnival celebration at Rio de Janeiro's Sambradome. Pilar Olivares/REUTERS Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebrations began last week before the beginning of Lent with tens of thousands of spectators gathering at the Sambadrome to experience exquisite costumes, intricate dances, and samba music.Samba, an Afro-Brazilian genre of music and dance, has become…

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro regularly offends opponents with political incorrectness and far-right diatribes, but he is taking heavier fire than usual for suggesting a respected journalist tried to get dirt on him with offers of sex.The man dubbed the "Tropical Trump" has racked up a…

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro regularly offends opponents with political incorrectness and far-right diatribes, but he is taking heavier fire than usual for suggesting a respected journalist tried to get dirt on him with offers of sex.The man dubbed the "Tropical Trump" has racked up a…

Mike Bloomberg took part in a Democratic presidential debate for the first time, after a surge in his opinion-poll standing qualified him for inclusion. The other candidates attacked him over lewd comments he has made in the past and his billionaire status. Mr Bloomberg will reportedly sell his media company…

In this week's comments update, readers are in disagreement over the American Institute of Architects publicly protesting against an order that federal buildings be built in "classical architecture style."Back to the future: readers are divided after the American Institute of Architects called on members to sign an open letter to…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption A deforested plot of the Amazon near the city of Porto Velho in September Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest doubled in January compared with a year ago, reaching a five-year record for the month, officials say.…

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed into law quarantine rules for Brazilians who will be brought back from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, the Official Gazette said on Friday. Two Brazilian…

Working on tourism projects in Brazil could help alleviate poverty and reduce destruction of the rainforests, according to BIG partner Kai-Uwe Bergmann.Bergmann added that the firm does not condone the policies of the country's controversial president Jair Bolsonaro.Responding to criticism of BIG founder Bjarke Ingels' recent meeting with Bolsonaro, Bergmann…

When Roberto Alvim was hired by President Jair Bolsonaro as Brazils Special Secretary of Culture in November 2019, Bolsonaro asked him to create a culture that did not destroy, but rather saved Brazilian youth.  In a speech he published on social media on Ja…

Image copyrightThaïs BorgesImage caption Autazes is known as the "land of milk and potassium" but plans for a giant potash mine are proving controversial As Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to authorise mining in indigenous reserves, a con…