ONE victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in the seaside city. Both ended up shot dead after GPS navigation apps suddenly ...

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch. King Momo’s five-day reign over the ...

Revellers attend the parades of the Rio Carnival 2025 on the Marques De Sapucai Avenue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 28, 2025. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes on Friday handed over a golden key ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day ... the public health system to handle an increase in heat-related cases. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes on Sunday ruled out canceling Carnival ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed ... Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brasília (EFE ... The Carioca monarch received the keys from the hands of Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, in a symbolic ceremony at the city’s palace, which was abuzz with ...

Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least ... "we may have one of the driest Februarys in history," Franco said. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes on Sunday ruled out canceling Carnival festivities ...

According to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, ten of them were in serious condition. Earlier, state health secretary Claudia Mello said at least eight people had been intubated and were on ...

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said the schools impacted by the fire would not be demoted from their carnival league. "If they can parade, all three will do so out of competition," he wrote on ...