Grande Rio samba school's drum queen, Paloma Bernardi, performs during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares There was little that could stop ...

On September 7, 2016 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, more than 2,500 people came together to execute Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s vision for an Opening Ceremony to remember. The theme of the ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (UPI) --#KayakSofa has emerged, relating to a couch that was allegedly submerged, jarring an Olympic kayaker off course at the Summer Games. Sky Sports correspondent Paul Kelso ...

Dead fish have continued to wash up on the banks of a Rio de Janeiro lake that is scheduled to hold Olympic rowing competitions during the 2016 games. Fish die-offs are a frequent occurrence in Rio's ...

Objective To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. Methods We recorded the daily incidence ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The countdown is on until the 2016 Olympics and Rio de Janeiro is preparing to welcome millions of people from around the world. But in order to succeed as hosts, the Brazilian city — which won the ...

Olympic leaders appear reluctant to help Rio de Janeiro organizers with a reported debt of more than $35 million left over from the 2016 Summer Games. The executive board of the International Olympic ...

With the International Olympic Committee announcement that Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will be the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, triathlon can look forward to returning a city and ...

From the front steps of Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Theater, the ballet company danced, and opera singers belted out the strident "Carmina Burana." It was last month, and the show was an artistic ...

Rio de Janeiro just won the bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. If we add this to fact that Brazil is hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup, expect a major dose of architectural projects for these events. This ...