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Soldiers patrol a highway near the Mare Complex slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil Troops Kick Off Crackdown against Gangs in Rio Slums

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2017 | World

Brazilian troops and police launched on Saturday an operation against gangs in the slums in Rio de Janeiro in an attempt to crackdown on mounting crime. Their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. Five favelas were...

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FILE PHOTO : Judge Teori Zavascki arrives to attend a session at the Supreme Court in Brasilia March 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Plane Carrying Brazil Supreme Court Judge Crashes into Sea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 19, 2017 | World

A plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who is overseeing a blockbuster graft investigation into dozens of politicians, crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state on Thursday, his son said. According to Reuters, the small plane...

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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes

As Olympic Viewership Falls, NBC Thinks of the Bigger Picture

by Richard Sandomir | Aug 22, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

In the weeks before the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, NBC officials believed that the prime-time audience for its 17-day event would match or exceed that of the London Games four years earlier. With stars like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Usain Bolt...

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A banner with the Olympic logo for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. AFP

Enjoy the Olympics without Jetting Off to Rio

by Kit Eaton | Aug 4, 2016 | Sports

New York-This summer, there will be more avenues than ever to follow the Olympic Games, thanks to a large number of apps devoted to the event. Before the Games begin on Aug. 5, one handy way to keep up with Olympic news is the official Rio 2016 app (free on iOS,...

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A passenger waits as Brazilian Air force soldiers patrol the Tom Jobim International airport ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 19, 2016. Reuters

ISIS Eyes Rio’s Olympics

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Aug 3, 2016 | World

Washington-The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that it has been providing security and intelligence assistance to the Brazilian government to help it confront any threat to the Olympic Games that are set to open in Rio de Janeiro this week. The revelation...