Cacá Diegues, renowned Brazilian filmmaker and leading figure in Cinema Novo, dies at 84
Carlos Diegues, the renowned Brazilian filmmaker, died Friday in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Academy of Letters said. He was 84. The director of more than 20 films, including ...
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Factory fire destroys dream of three Rio de Janeiro Carnival samba schools
A fire in a Rio de Janeiro factory shattered the dreams of three samba schools, whose costumes were destroyed 16 days before Carnival.
At least 10 hospitalized in fire at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival costume factory
A fire Wednesday at a Rio de Janeiro factory that produces costumes for the city's iconic Carnival left 10 people hospitalized, Rio’s state health department ...
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Refugees competing at Rio Olympics prove they're human and can achieve
Competing at these 2016 Summer Games is not so straightforward for Yusra, who less than a year ago was fighting for her life ...