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Land dispute thickens in Rio - ESPN

Mainichi Daily NewsLand dispute thickens in RioESPNAP SAO PAULO -- The ownership dispute over the land set to be used for the Olympic golf course for 2016 took another twist Friday when a court ordered the city of Rio de Janeiro to hand over the contracts with the owner of the land -- and city ...Rio served search warrant over Olympic golf courseThe Seattle TimesRio fails to show Olympic golf course contractsBoston HeraldRio served search warrant in Olympic golf course dispute; city says it hasn't ...Washington Postall 129 news articles »

Olympic champ Maggi wins long jump gold in Brazil - Greenwich Time

Olympic champ Maggi wins long jump gold in BrazilGreenwich TimeBrazil's Rosangela Oliveira dos Santos, right, crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meters followed by Lauryn Williams, center, and Me'Lisa Barber, left, both from the US during the Athletics Brazil Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, ...Olympic champion Maurren Maggi wins long jump gold in Brazilian GPWashington PostNichole Denby wins in BrazilESPNall 12 news articles »

Vale Loses to Australia as Mine Laws Curb Market Share - Bloomberg

Vale Loses to Australia as Mine Laws Curb Market ShareBloombergVale, based in Rio de Janeiro, delayed the $8 billion Carajas Serra Sul expansion and at least three other projects in Brazil last year amid environmental permit issues, higher costs and labor shortages. The company also cut its 2015 iron ore output ...and more »

Vale sees iron ore price rising in second half of 2012 - Reuters

BloombergVale sees iron ore price rising in second half of 2012ReutersBy Jeb Blount | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining company Vale SA (VALE5.SA) remains confident the price of iron-ore, its main product, will rise in the second half of 2012, relieving environmental and economic pressures on the company which ...Vale confident will win Brazil double tax case-CEOChicago TribuneVale hires advisers for oil and gas assetsFinancial TimesVale Said to Hire Citigroup, Scotiabank for Oil Assets SaleBloombergall 39 news articles »

Brazil president to receive apologies for torture - The Associated Press

CBC.caBrazil president to receive apologies for tortureThe Associated PressBy STAN LEHMAN, AP – 1 minute ago SAO PAULO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro state government said Friday it will apologize to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for the human rights abuses she suffered during the country's 1961-1985 dictatorship.Brazil passes information access law; implementation might be the real challengeWashington PostBrazil's Leader Faces Defining Decision on Bill Relaxing Protection of ForestsNew York TimesBrazil president to get torture apologySky News Australiaall 506 news articles »

100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says - Fox News

100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official saysFox NewsRIO DE JANEIRO – More than 100 abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro are in such poor condition they are at risk of collapsing, the head of a regional engineering agency said Wednesday, a day after part of a two-story building crumbled in the Olympic ...and more »

Rio fails to show Olympic golf course contracts - Yahoo! Sports

Rio fails to show Olympic golf course contractsYahoo! SportsAP – Fri, May 18, 2012 9:24 PM EDT SAO PAULO (AP) The ownership dispute over the land set to be used for the Olympic golf course for 2016 took another twist Friday when a court ordered the city of Rio de Janeiro to hand over the contracts with the ...Rio served search warrant over Olympic golf coursePalm Beach Postall 10 news articles »

UN Readies Largest Ever 'Save The Planet' Summit - Forbes

ForbesUN Readies Largest Ever 'Save The Planet' SummitForbesThe open arms of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. The city is set to host the largest ever UN Summit next month. Attendees try to answer the question: what kind of fiuture do you want? Next month, the United Nations will hold what is ...and more »

Rio hotels cutting prices for June's UN summit - Reuters

AFPRio hotels cutting prices for June's UN summitReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Wary of price-gouging ahead of the World Cup and Olympics later this decade, Brazil's government said on Wednesday it had convinced hoteliers in Rio de Janeiro to lower skyrocketing rates ahead of a major UN summit next month ...Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summitBBC NewsRio Hotels Cut Rates Amid Run on Rooms for UN Environment SummitBloombergRio+20 summit to get maximum security: state officialAFPBoston.com -The Atlantic Citiesall 41 news articles »

Olympic champ Maggi wins long jump gold in Brazil - ESPN

Olympic champ Maggi wins long jump gold in BrazilESPNAP RIO DE JANEIRO -- Olympic champion Maurren Maggi won the long jump gold at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Maggi jumped 21 feet, 11.38 inches to win the event, beating fellow Brazilian Keila Costa by 4 inches. Emmanuel Callender of Trinidad and ...

Rio de Janeiro stripping away 'visual pollution'

Officials in Rio de Janeiro are trying to make one of the globe's most beautiful cities even more stunning.

Río de Janeiro debe acatar orden sobre terreno en litigio

SAO PAULO (AP) La ciudad de Río de Janeiro recibió una orden judicial para que revele los contratos que presuntamente firmó con el propietario de un terreno en disputa donde se tiene programado construir un campo de golf. Sin embargo,

Olympic champ Maggi wins long jump gold in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Olympic champion Maurren Maggi won the long jump gold at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Ivanhoé Cambridge announces a new $130-million investment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ivanhoé Cambridge announces a new $130-million investment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro slums prove hard to 'pacify' ahead of World Cup, Olympics

Jose Martins de Oliveira has lived with plenty of weapons and violence during his 45 years in the sprawling hillside shantytown of Rocinha. For most of that time, it was drug traffickers who con...

Problems in pacifying Rio de Janeiro slums

Jose Martins de Oliveira has lived with plenty of weapons and violence during his 45 years in the sprawling hillside shantytown of Rocinha. For most of that time, it was drug traffickers who controlled ...

100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says

More than 100 abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro are in such poor condition they are at risk of collapsing, the head of a regional engineering agency said Wednesday, a day after part of a two-story ...

Fujifilm abre filial no Rio de Janeiro

A divisão de equipamentos ópticos da Fujifilm , antes conhecida como Fujinon, abre o segundo centro de reparos de lentes, na Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, em parceria com a Trevisans , seu represe..

UPDATE 1-Vale confident will win Brazil double tax case-CEO

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian iron ore minerVale is confident it will win a dispute over taxesthe government claims the company owes on earnings abroad, CEOMurilo Ferreira said on Friday. ...

U.N. Readies Largest Ever 'Save The Planet' Summit

Next month, the United Nations will hold what is expected to be the largest ever gathering of leaders to discuss sustainable development at a time when inequality is on the rise from the U.S. to China.  Around 180 world leaders are expected to meet in Rio de Janeiro to brainstorm the future of environmental policy and poverty reduction in June.