Rio stadium fires 75 percent of workers ahead of Olympics
January 5, 2016 - 5:00pm
Administrators of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium have fired 75 percent of the arena's staff eight months before the 2016 Olympics.
World
Rio Olympic security plan unchanged after Paris attacks
November 19, 2015 - 6:58pm
Rio de Janeiro's top state security official says that security plans for next year's Olympic games remain unchanged following...
Sports
Rio spearheads 1st Subaru Marathon Designated
By
Kap Maceda Aguila
| July 28, 2015 - 10:00am
Subaru asks you to get off that vehicle and start running, quite literally for your life.
Motoring
Rio mayor: Olympics 'wasted' chance for water cleanup
March 24, 2015 - 8:34am
Rio de Janeiro's mayor has acknowledged that the run-up to the 2016 Olympic games has proven a "wasted opportunity" to clean...
World
IOC inspectors tour Rio 2016 sites; games start in 18 months
February 24, 2015 - 4:40am
IOC inspectors have begun a three-day visit to Rio de Janeiro to check on preparations for the Olympics, which are just 18 months away.
World
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.
World
The Capital Towers’ Rio marks another milestone
November 15, 2014 - 12:00am
Officials of Federal Land, together with its project consultants and contractors, recently led the first concrete pouring of The Capital Towers’ much-anticipated upscale residence, the Rio de Janeiro, at its...
Modern Living
Swift, Metallica set for Rock in Rio fest in Vegas
September 27, 2014 - 7:00am
Taylor Swift and Metallica are among the performers set for the U.S. debut of the Rock in Rio music festival next year.
Entertainment
Hip colors and Anti-theft feature
August 7, 2014 - 12:00am
Get ready to go crazee with colors, yet again, as MyPhone releases a new model under the Rio series - the MyPhone Rio Craze.
Freeman Cebu Lifestyle
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...
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