A police investigation has now reportedly found that they “did not tell the truth and didn’t say what actually happened that morning”.
Authorities were forced to deploy helicopters and other extra security after the nephew of a criminal leader of the largest militia group in the state was gunned down.
As Rio de Janeiro’s evangelical mayor battled to ban a Marvel Avengers comic showing two male characters kissing, the media clapped back.
There’s a mountain ledge over in Brazil that’s causing a stir online, people flirting with danger to nail the perfect Instagram picture.
Congratulations on spending your entire life in the pursuit of athletic excellence – now get ready to compete in amongst Rio’s sewerage waste.
People are flying again. With their clothing. Jokke Summer and Ludovic Woerth jumped into the sky above Rio de Janeiro and soared between two skyscrapers, which were separated by a mere 26 feet. The cloth-pilots performed the flight between the 460 foot-tall Ventura Towers at 05h45 in the morning in an effort to avoid authorities. […]
In preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro has established a huge state-of-the-art surveillance space, boasting 80 interchangeable digital panels, 450 cameras, 80 square metres of surveillance screen space, and an awesome Batcave-esque name: the Control Room. I don’t know how they paid for it either.