Tag: Rio de Janeiro

Rio Carnival Closes Celebrating Respect for Nature and Diversity
Approximately 75,000 spectators filled the Sambadrome on the last night of the parades of the Special Group samba schools. In the early hours of Wednesday, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival came to a close with the final parades of the samba schools, which celebrated the magic of the Amazon and conveyed messages about environmental preservation […]
March 5, 2025

Brazilians Reject Religious Intolerance During Carnival
The night parade began with the birth of the orixa Logun Ede, an African deity of wealth and abundance. On Monday night, the orixas and Afro-Brazilian identity returned with force to the Rio de Janeiro Sambadrome on the second night of parades, delivering a message against religious intolerance. RELATED: Oscar Goes to Brazilian Film About […]
March 4, 2025

Brazilian Police and Drug Traffickers Exchange Gunfire in Rio De Janeiro
The Red Command set up barricades with burning tires and torched two buses in the Penha favelas. On Tuesday, Brazilian police launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro targeting leaders of the “Red Command” (Comando Vermelho, CV), one of the country’s most powerful drug trafficking gangs. RELATED: Brazil: Mato Grosso Police Attack Indigenous People […]
December 3, 2024

Hunger and Poverty Are Not the Result of Scarcity, Lula Says at the G20 Summit
The Brazilian president deemed it “unacceptable” that trillions of dollars are allocated to military expenditures. On Monday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing that eradicating hunger is essential to achieving a world at peace. RELATED: G20 Summit: Lula and Al Sisi Reject Attempts to […]
November 18, 2024

G20 Summit: Lula and Al Sisi Reject Attempts to Liquidate the Palestinian Cause
The Rio de Janeiro Summit brings together the heads of state of the world’s largest economies. On Monday, Presidents Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Egypt) emphasized their shared opposition to “any attempt to undermine the Palestinian cause” and reaffirmed their support for the two-state solution as the only resolution to the Middle […]
November 18, 2024

Lavrov to Represent Russia at Rio de Janeiro’s G20 Summit
In recent years, the Russian diplomat has replaced President Putin at numerous international events. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russia at the G20 summit to be held from November 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro, where Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin declined to travel. RELATED: Iran and Russia Link Their National Payment Systems […]
November 13, 2024

President Sheinbaum: 1% of G20 Arms Spending Should Be Redirected to the Poor and Women
Mexico hopes that international forums will clearly analyze issues such as gender equality and sustainable development. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced she will propose to the members of the Group of Twenty (G20) that 1 percent of their military spending be allocated to fighting poverty and defending women’s rights. RELATED: Mexico: Two Migrants […]
November 8, 2024

Brazil: Shooting in Rio De Janeiro Leaves Four Dead
The crime occurred in a territory disputed between the drug trafficking groups Third Pure Command and the Red Command. Around midnight on Sunday, at least four people were killed, and three others were injured in Rio de Janeiro after several armed men opened fire on a group of people. RELATED: Social Network X, Formerly Twitter, […]
August 19, 2024

Brazil: Supreme Court Accepts Complaint Against Intellectual Authors of Marielle Franco’s Murder
They are involved with the paramilitary mafias that operate in Rio de Janeiro’s poor neighborhoods. On Tuesday, the Brazilian Supreme Court accepted the charges against a legislator, an official, and a former police chief who are accused of ordering the assassination of Marielle Franco in 2018. RELATED: Marielle Franco’s Killer Confesses Details of the Murder […]
June 19, 2024

Marielle Franco Was Murdered for Political Reasons: Lewandowski
On Sunday, Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski confirmed that political motivations were behind the assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018. RELATED: Justice For Marielle Franco: Detained Masterminds of Her Murder “We are very clear about who carried out and who ordered this hateful act, which was a politically motivated crime,” he said at a […]