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Guide to visiting Rio for the Olympics, from safety to samba
by Jenny Barchfield - July 7, 2016 - 12:57pm
With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. 
Amid crisis, Rio governor warns Olympics could be 'big failure'
by Jenny Barchfield - June 28, 2016 - 2:30pm
Rio de Janeiro's acting governor warned Monday that the Olympic Games could be a "big failure," because of budget shortfalls that threaten to compromise security and mobility during the games.
Rio mayor: Olympics not behind Brazil financial disaster
by Jenny Barchfield - June 22, 2016 - 9:46am
Rio de Janeiro's mayor went on the offensive to protect his reputation and that of his Olympic city on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), insisting that the upcoming Summer Games are not responsible for Brazil's current...
Rio city council commission formed to probe Olympic projects
by Jenny Barchfield - May 4, 2016 - 1:14am
 Rio de Janeiro's city council set up a commission on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) to investigate whether the city's Olympic projects were tarnished by corruption.
Brazil president says she won't quit after impeachment vote
by Jenny Barchfield - April 18, 2016 - 5:31pm
President Dilma Rousseff said Monday she is "indignant" over a congressional vote to open impeachment proceedings against her and vowed to fight what she called the injustice. She again categorically...
Brazil poll shows strong support for president's impeachment
by Jenny Barchfield - March 20, 2016 - 5:10pm
A new poll published yesterday suggested strong support for the impeachment of embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in a politically polarized country mired in an economic recession and a corruption probe...
Brazil official not worried about violence during Olympics
by Jenny Barchfield - February 5, 2015 - 2:37am
Brazil's Tourism Minister said Tuesday he's not worried that a recent spike in violence in Rio de Janeiro might deter visitors from attending next year's Olympic Games.
No strings attached: Brazil nudists get Rio beach
by Jenny Barchfield - December 6, 2014 - 10:42am
Following a two-decade battle Ribeiro helped spearhead as the head of a local nudist association, Rio de Janeiro has its first beach for nudists, which may surprise some given the city's renown for its hedonistic...
Foreign brands covet Brazil's hot fashion market
by Jenny Barchfield - November 8, 2014 - 1:58pm
Even before the models in towering heels and slinky little numbers had left the catwalk, audience members were out of their seats and frantically elbowing their way toward a pop-up boutique set up at the top of the...
World Cup visitors sample Amazon life at village
by Jenny Barchfield - June 23, 2014 - 3:26pm
At the sound of an approaching boat, the people of this river village run out to greet their visitors, feather headdresses bobbing, loincloths and grass skirts rustling. Riding atop two of the women's heads, baby...
Gay rights groups target Cup for spotlight
by Jenny Barchfield - June 19, 2014 - 7:03am
Gay rights activists in Brazil are using the spotlight of the World Cup to draw attention to the harsh penalties gay people face in many of the countries represented at soccer's premier event.
Green, yellow and blue World Cup fashion trends
by Jenny Barchfield - June 12, 2014 - 1:23pm
In the market for a minidress in emerald green spandex? Hankering for a halter top that appears to have been made from the national team's canary yellow jerseys? Pining for patriotic platform heels emblazoned with...
Rio official: Water pollution targets won't be met
by Jenny Barchfield - May 19, 2014 - 2:31am
Brazil will not make good on its commitment to clean up Rio de Janeiro's sewage-filled Guanabara Bay by the 2016 Olympic Games, state environmental officials acknowledged in a letter obtained Saturday by The Associated...
Brazil designer gives world 'anti-cellulite jeans'
by Jenny Barchfield - November 11, 2013 - 4:18am
Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch claims to have made what just might be the world's most desirable pair of jeans: whipped up from a high-tech denim that combats cellulite so its wearers can hone their beach...
Brazilian hopes to introduce world to his food
by Jenny Barchfield - October 17, 2013 - 2:02am
It's bad enough that so few people outside Brazil know much about the country's cuisine. But Alex Atala finds it particularly galling that even at home it rarely gets the respect it deserves.
Pope to Rio youth: Jesus better than World Cup
by Jenny Barchfield - July 28, 2013 - 4:29pm
Pope Francis spoke the language of Brazil's soccer-mad youth Saturday, telling them that being a good Catholic is like training to play soccer. Only he added a seemingly blasphemous twist, telling them Jesus offers...
Pope visiting Brazil's shrine to 'black Mary'
by Jenny Barchfield - July 24, 2013 - 7:17am
The image of Brazil's patron saint, the dark-skinned Virgin of Aparecida, emblazons bumper stickers, presides over shops and dangles from gold chains around women's necks all over this continent-sized country. ...
Brazil leaders to meet as protests, violence grow
by Jenny Barchfield - June 21, 2013 - 2:04pm
Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through more than 80 Brazilian cities in the biggest demonstrations yet against a government viewed...
Brazil foodies go off beaten path in Rio's slums
by Jenny Barchfield - May 28, 2013 - 2:09am
Adriana Peixoto would fit right in at the trendiest Rio de Janeiro bar with her hipster glasses and the big black tattoos on her calves.
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