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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

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A collection of articles and videos about issues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A collection of articles and videos about crime and violence issues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A collection of articles and videos about crime and criminal justice in Brazil

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Article

Rio's Olympics Line 4 Subway Mess - CityLab

Critics say the $3.1 billion Line 4 project prioritizes access to wealthy neighborhoods, neglecting the rest of the city’s transit needs. (2019)


Article

A farewell to Brazil, country of broken dreams - The Globe and Mail

For five years, Rio de Janeiro was Stephanie Nolen’s home base as she showed Globe readers the lives and struggles of Latin America. Now, as she mo... (2018)


Article

Brazil Lost More Than the Past in the National Museum Fire | The New Yorker

Alejandro Chacoff writes about the fire at the National Museum, in Rio de Janeiro, and about the metaphors of decline in Brazil. (2018)


Article

BBC - Why Brazilians are always late

Thanks to an unhurried ‘life’s a beach’ attitude, Brazilians – especially those from Rio de Janeiro – have learned neither to expect nor appreciate... (2018)


Article

Opinion | The Men Who Terrorize Rio - The New York Times

Ruthless mafia-like militias have taken over much of the Brazilian city, killing whomever they want, from City Council members to bird thieves. (2018)


Video

Why no one wants to host the Olympics

and should there be a permanent host? (2024)


Video

10 Best Places to Visit in Brazil - Travel Video

10 Best Places to Visit in Brazil - Travel Video Famous for being home to one of the world’s top football... (2022)


Video

Don't go to Brazil - Travel film by Tolt #17

One advice: never set foot on Brazilian soil. Please watch this video until the end to be sure to understand. Some of the footage used in this clip... (2020)


Video

Inside Rio’s favelas, the city's neglected neighborhoods - Vox

The Rio you won’t see at the Olympics Watch part 1, "2016 Olympics: What Rio doesn’t want the world to see" (2018)


Location Details

Population: 12,592,000
Administrative Area: Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: -22.9111, -43.2056
Parent Location: BRAZIL

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4 Videos
3 Chunks