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Indigenous communities aren’t rejecting tourism – they just want to shape it themselves

Imagine the scene: tourists riding in a jeep through Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela. With their cameras at the ready, they listen to stories of gang violence and gawp at people’s homes, believing they are learning about the “real” Rio beyond the glamorous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.

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Shakira says Copacabana show is a tribute to ‘the women who rebuilt themselves’ in powerful open letter

Shakira has revealed the deeply personal reason she chose Copacabana for her May 2 mega‑concert, dedicating the night to single mothers across Latin America and Brazil.

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Worker killed in tragic accident while building Shakira's huge Copacabana beach show

A construction worker has died after a stage‑building accident ahead of Shakira’s massive Copacabana beach concert in Brazil.

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Women’s Day marches in Brazil decry gender-based violence, fueled by alleged gang rape in Copacabana

Marches across Brazil for International Women’s Day are serving as a rallying cry against rising violence against women after the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old in Rio de Janeiro

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Britney Spears wanted for Copacabana gig

Britney Spears is rumoured to be the next artist circling a headline performance on Copacabana Beach.

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Barry Manilow shares hopeful update after lung cancer diagnosis

‘Copacabana’ singer was forced to postpone several January concerts to undergo treatment

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Copacabana singer Barry Manilow diagnosed with lung cancer

82-year-old singer to undergo surgery on his left lung

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Brazilian revelers at Rio’s Pride march rejoice after Bolsonaro’s preemptive jailing

Thousands of revelers have gathered on the Copacabana boardwalk for Rio de Janeiro’s annual Pride parade

The Independent UK

Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.

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‘Like a religious thing’: free Lady Gaga concert draws 2.1m to Rio

Fans poured on to Copacabana beach from around Brazil for show that beat Madonna’s record audience size

The Guardian - UK

Australian PM Criticized For Buying Luxury Home During Housing Crisis

Australian PM Albanese faces criticism for buying a .9 million home in Copacabana during a housing crisis, sparking debate about his connection to the br...

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Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon buy $4.3m clifftop home in Copacabana on NSW Central Coast

Engaged couple purchase four-bedroom oceanfront house to be closer to Haydon’s family

The Guardian - AU

Brazilian woman arrested for drugging and robbery death of Minneapolis entrepreneur in ‘Goodnight Cinderella’ scheme

Letícia Clara Bento da Silva, 23, was arrested over death of D’wayne Antonio Morris, 43, in a Copacabana apartment

The Independent UK

A Giddy Rio Braces For A Huge Madonna Show On Copacabana Beach

All is finally in readiness in a Rio de Janeiro brimming with nerves and excitement over Saturday night's highly anticipated free concert by pop queen Madonna on the city's mythical Copacabana beach.

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'Operation Madonna': Rio Readies For Singer's Free Mega-concert

Madonna's long-awaited free concert on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach has upended the neighborhood, with over a million fans expected -- but for retired resident Mario Renato Borges, it's the least the singer deserves.

International Business Times

Madonna To End 'Celebration' Tour With Free Copacabana Show

Madonna will perform a free mega-concert in May on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to close out her "Celebration" tour, the singer and organizers announced Monday.

The Independent UK

See you on Copacabana? Unusually balmy weather hits Brazil in a rare winter heat wave

Summer is still four months away in the Southern Hemisphere but Brazil is contending with a balmy winter, with record high temperatures and dry weather across much of the country

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