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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on a hot day ahead of the spring season at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda
Rio cancels Carnival for first time in a century
As the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide looked set to pass a million within days, Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival…
Flamengo win Rio de Janeiro’s state championship
Flamengo clinched a second consecutive Rio de Janeiro state championship after an injury-time goal from Vitinho gave them a 1-0 win over…
Photo Story: Rio prepares for Carnival
A handout photo made available by the Tourist Information centre in Rio de Janeiro (RioTur) shows thousands of people joining the 'Fogo…
Photo Story: Pre-Carnival of Rio de Janeiro 2020
(L-R) Queen of the carnival Camila Aparecida da Silva, King Momo Djefferson Mendes da Silva and First Princess Deisiane Conceicao participate during…
Photo Story: Inauguration of the Lagoa Christmas tree in southern Rio de Janeiro
A view of the inauguration of the Lagoa Christmas tree in southern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/FABIO MOTTA
Greek-flagged tanker believed to be source of Brazil oil spill
Brazilian officials suspect a Greek-flagged tanker was the source of an oil spill that has stained about 2,500km of Brazil's coastline. The…
Rock in Rio opens
Silvio Viegas, of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, performs during the first day of the Rock in Rio Festival 2019, in Rio de…
Photo Story – Earth Hour in Rio de Janeiro
A photograph taken with a drone of the Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro after the Earth Hour in Rio de…