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A Trendy Rio Favela Appeared In A Hollywood Kids Movie. Now The Bullets Are Back.
Rocinha, Rio's largest favela - or hillside shantytown - was once ascendant, a symbol of rising fortunes in a nation that finally seemed on the fast track to greatness. But a little more than a year after Rio hosted the Olympic Games, that optimism is disappearing in a wave of urban violence.
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Brazil Arrests Olympic Committee Chairman On Rio 2016 Corruption Charges
Following an investigation dubbed "Unfair Play" that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said Nuzman was the 'lynchpin' in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year's Games.
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Brazil Police Launch Raids In Rio Olympics Vote Buying Scheme
Police said they were probing 'an international corruption scheme' aimed at 'the buying of votes for the election of (Rio) by the International Olympic Committee as the venue for the 2016 Olympics.'
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Paralympic Pele: Brazil Hails Blind Soccer Star
Jefinho, who could win a third consecutive Paralympic gold medal with Brazil's soccer 5-a-side team, has been dubbed the 'Paralympic Pele' for his success and playing style
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Deepa Malik's Rio Paralympic Games Campaign Started With a Hiccup
Deepa Malik's travel to Rio for the Paralympic Games was not a smooth affair. KLM, the airlines carrying the shot-putter, lost her equipment during the long journey to Brazil
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Russian Female Wrestler Seeks Justice For Board Chief's Assault in Rio
Inna Trazhukova claims that wrestling chief Mikhail Mamiashvili struck her twice in front of her teammates and foreign Olympic delegations after she lost her bronze medal match to Poland's Monika Ewa Michalik in Brazil
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560-Foot Spray Paint Mural In Brazil Sets Guinness World Record
A new Guinness World Record has been set for the largest spray paint mural by a team in Brazil, where artists covered a 560-foot wide wall with a vibrant painting inspired by the Rio Olympic Games.
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Rio Police Charge American Swimmer Ryan Lochte With False Report of Robbery
Brazilian police have charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report after the athlete had initially said he was robbed at gunpoint in a taxi by men with a police badge.
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Sakshi Malik Brand Ambassador For Girl Child Campaign In Haryana
Woman wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics in Brazil, will be the new brand ambassador for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'(save daughters, teach daughters) campaign in Haryana.
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Sudha Singh, Athlete Back From Rio Olympics, Does Not Have Zika
Athlete Sudha Singh, who returned from the Rio Olympics with high fever and body ache, has tested negative for Zika virus. Doctors say she has something completely different - swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus.
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A Trendy Rio Favela Appeared In A Hollywood Kids Movie. Now The Bullets Are Back.
Rocinha, Rio's largest favela - or hillside shantytown - was once ascendant, a symbol of rising fortunes in a nation that finally seemed on the fast track to greatness. But a little more than a year after Rio hosted the Olympic Games, that optimism is disappearing in a wave of urban violence.
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Brazil Arrests Olympic Committee Chairman On Rio 2016 Corruption Charges
Following an investigation dubbed "Unfair Play" that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said Nuzman was the 'lynchpin' in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year's Games.
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Brazil Police Launch Raids In Rio Olympics Vote Buying Scheme
Police said they were probing 'an international corruption scheme' aimed at 'the buying of votes for the election of (Rio) by the International Olympic Committee as the venue for the 2016 Olympics.'
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Paralympic Pele: Brazil Hails Blind Soccer Star
Jefinho, who could win a third consecutive Paralympic gold medal with Brazil's soccer 5-a-side team, has been dubbed the 'Paralympic Pele' for his success and playing style
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Deepa Malik's Rio Paralympic Games Campaign Started With a Hiccup
Deepa Malik's travel to Rio for the Paralympic Games was not a smooth affair. KLM, the airlines carrying the shot-putter, lost her equipment during the long journey to Brazil
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Russian Female Wrestler Seeks Justice For Board Chief's Assault in Rio
Inna Trazhukova claims that wrestling chief Mikhail Mamiashvili struck her twice in front of her teammates and foreign Olympic delegations after she lost her bronze medal match to Poland's Monika Ewa Michalik in Brazil
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560-Foot Spray Paint Mural In Brazil Sets Guinness World Record
A new Guinness World Record has been set for the largest spray paint mural by a team in Brazil, where artists covered a 560-foot wide wall with a vibrant painting inspired by the Rio Olympic Games.
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Rio Police Charge American Swimmer Ryan Lochte With False Report of Robbery
Brazilian police have charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report after the athlete had initially said he was robbed at gunpoint in a taxi by men with a police badge.
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Sakshi Malik Brand Ambassador For Girl Child Campaign In Haryana
Woman wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics in Brazil, will be the new brand ambassador for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'(save daughters, teach daughters) campaign in Haryana.
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Sudha Singh, Athlete Back From Rio Olympics, Does Not Have Zika
Athlete Sudha Singh, who returned from the Rio Olympics with high fever and body ache, has tested negative for Zika virus. Doctors say she has something completely different - swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus.
