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PARIS (Reuters) - Paris city hall made Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva an honorary citizen on Monday, in a likely blow to his political enemy President Jair Bolsonaro whose relationship with France has deteriorated. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo looks on as former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula…

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…

The dark, rocky face of the Dois Irmãos Mountain rises over the rainforest and through the clouds, overlooking the largest slum in Latin America. A young man emerges from around the corner of an alleyway to meet me with a handgun tucked under his arm; the local gang’s “manager.” Weaving…

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — A violent police strike in northeastern Brazil has shed light on dissatisfaction among cops elsewhere in the country, with some forces threatening to protest as rowdy Carnival celebrations start. The strike by military police demanding higher salaries in the state of Ceara, and which led to…

(Adds details on samba schools) By Gram Slattery and Amanda Perobelli RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's famed Carnival kicked off in earnest on Saturday, as millions of scantily-clad revelers poured into the streets, many of whom took the opportunity to parody or otherwise comment on the…

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…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Cid Gomes is a senator and former governor of the state of Ceará A Brazilian senator, Cid Gomes, has been injured after shots were fired at him during a stand-off with police.Senator Gomes, 56, was driving a digger towards a fence behind which a group…

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…