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French court orders trial in 2009 crash of Rio-Paris flight

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PARIS — A French court on Wednesday ordered Air France and plane maker Airbus to stand trial for manslaughter in the 2009 crash into...

Top judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raid

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BRASILIA, Brazil — Several justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police operations in Rio de Janeiro favelas, or...

Top judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raid

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BRASILIA, Brazil — Several justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police operations in Rio de Janeiro favelas, or...

Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Some have claimed she’s indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro’s...

Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

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RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...

Rio: At least 25 deaths during a police operation in a slum

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and 24...

Brazilian comedian’s COVID-19 death unites nation in grief

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Paulo Gustavo, a popular comedian whose character Dona Herminia dealt with everyday family and LGTBQ issues in some of Brazil's...

Rap rhythm from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas causing a stir

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RIO DE JANEIRO — First, Vitor Oliveira sold the ground floor of the bare-bones brick building he constructed near the top of his sprawling...

Brazil privatizes Rio de Janeiro’s water, sewage utility

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state privatized its water and sewage utility on Friday, after years of broken promises to improve sewage...

AP PHOTOS: Rio de Janeiro artists languish in online exile

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Georgia Szpilman’s soprano voice resounds beautifully in the apartment’s small living room, though the space lacks the acoustics of where...