UNCOVERED: 18 | History Defined

Lula says Putin will not be arrested at Brazil G20 meeting

Brazilian president says Russian leader will be invited to the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year.

Al Jazeera · Sep 10, 2023

Samba reggae group to bring sustainability to forefront at Notting Hill Carnival

Dende Nation are to don outfits made in Brazilian Samba schools and diverted from landfill.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

PV Sindhu reminisces how her life changed after winning Olympic silver on Aug 20 seven years ago

Navigating through one of the most challenging junctures in her career, PV Sindhu, the badminton legend from India, took a moment on Sunday to ponder over the transformative seven years she has experienced. These years have encompassed remarkable achievements, including her groundbreaking victory in the Rio Olympics, as she prepares…

The Times of India · Aug 20, 2023

Pope urges young Catholics to ‘make a mess’ at World Youth Day

In Portugal for World Youth Day, one of Catholicism's largest gatherings, Pope Francis has said he'll continue urging young people to “make a mess” – a reference to the exhortation made during his first youth day event in Rio in 2013, when the Pontiff called on young people to shake…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4, 2023

Brazil: at least 44 killed in a week of deadly police operations in three states

Nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a week of security force raids that have left at least 44 dead across Brazil.

France 24 · Aug 3, 2023

Police raid in Rio favela sets off gunbattle that kills 9 people and wounds 2 officers

A police raid in a low-income neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro set off a gunbattle that killed nine people and wounded two officers, marking the latest incident in a wave of lethal policing in Brazil

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Marielle Franco: new suspect arrested over killing of Rio city councillor

Brazil federal police say Maxwell Simões Corrêa helped plan 2018 assassination; two former police officers are already awaiting trial

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2023

Prolific Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato dies at 88

He helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre.

WEKU · Jul 17, 2023

Prolific Brazilian pianist João Donato, famed for bossa nova and beyond, dies at 88

Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre, has died at the age of 88

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Wright into semis at Rio Pro with Ewing, Callinan alive

Tyler Wright has continued her hot form to book her sixth semi-final slot of the WSL season, while Ethan Ewing and Ryan Callinan also advanced at the Rio Pro.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023