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A woman, center, holds a sign that reads in Portuguese "A paradise that cannot become a private enterprise," during a protest against the installation of a zip line on Sugar Loaf Mountain, an iconic of the city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Sun,03/26/23-3:57PM , 254 Reads
Some 200 protesters gathered beneath Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing construction of ziplines aimed at boosting tourism, alleging it will cause unacceptable impacts.
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Members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school celebrate after receiving the top trophy for the best samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Rio Carnival's overlooked, all-important rite: The count
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Wed,02/22/23-12:04PM , 175 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro couldn’t resume regular life after the Carnival festivities came to a close until “the count” of scores from the parade competition was complete and a victor proclaimed.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on after speaking from his official residence the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 1, 2022. His absence on Inauguration Day will mark a break with tradition and remains unclear who, instead of him, will hand over the presidential sash to Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the presidential palace on Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

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Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Mon,01/30/23-3:11PM , 104 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention of returning home, where legal issues await.
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Police officers take position as supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro leave a camp outside the Army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Since Bolsonaro lost re-election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 30, his supporters have gathered across the country refusing to concede defeat and asking for the armed forces to intervene. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Authorities probe who was behind uprising in Brazil capital
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Sun,01/08/23-11:01PM , 104 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said Monday that they were looking into who may have been behind the shocking uprising that sent protesters storming into the nation’s halls of power in a riot that had striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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