Rio de Janeiro
Final minutes of Air France flight AF447 to be examined as trial opens
Air France and Airbus are being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter after 228 people died in the 2009 crash
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
10, Oct, 2022 @4:00 AM
Javari valley: the lawless primal wilderness where Dom Phillips went missing
The largest refuge for Indigenous tribes living in isolation is also a hotspot for poachers and illegal loggers and a major smuggling route for cocaine traffickers
Dan Collyns in Lima
09, Jun, 2022 @2:38 PM
‘Carnival is politics’: revellers bring anti-Bolsonaro sentiment to Rio’s streets
With elections less than six months away, many see festival as a chance to vent their anger at far-right president
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
24, Apr, 2022 @1:49 PM
‘No greater triumph’: excitement builds in Rio for carnival’s return
After the pain of Covid and its cancellations, a Brazilian samba school gears up
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
21, Apr, 2022 @4:00 AM
Rio carnival groups fight for right to party ahead of official celebrations
Samba schools will return to action but ‘blocos’ – street groups – are furious they have not yet received authorization to gather
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
14, Apr, 2022 @4:24 PM
‘Samba is politics’: struggle for Brazil’s future invades its dancefloors
Outcry as club that is symbol of black resistance finds itself at the centre of politically charged squabble over Bolsonaro’s far-right government
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
02, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM
Heavily armed police launch bid to reclaim control of Rio de Janeiro favela
State governor says surprise operation against drug gangs and mafia groups is start of ‘transformational’ occupation
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
20, Jan, 2022 @12:14 AM
France, Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Netherlands report record daily cases as Omicron surges – as it happened
France reports 332,252 new Covid cases as Italy, Portugal, Netherlands and Turkey all see record cases
Helen Livingstone (now); Nicola Slawson, Matthew Weaver, Damien Gayle, Tom Ambrose and Samantha Lock (earlier)
06, Jan, 2022 @12:30 AM
Fresh protests in Brazil against Bolsonaro’s handling of Covid pandemic
Country’s death toll nears 500,000 as opposition to the president grows and vaccination rates remain low
Flávia Milhorance in Rio de Janeiro
19, Jun, 2021 @7:01 PM
‘They came to kill’: Rio’s deadliest favela police raid sparks calls for change
Rio’s favelas have suffered countless horrors since the drug conflict began to intensify in the 1980s and the carnage in Jacarezinho has caused a wave of protest
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
11, May, 2021 @9:00 AM
Rio de Janeiro: at least 25 killed in city’s deadliest police raid on favela
Raid in violation of court order is city’s deadliest ever as police hail blow against drug gangs but critics decry ‘massacre’
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
06, May, 2021 @5:29 PM
Her name is Rio: Aunt Ciata, the guardian of samba who created Carnival culture
Hiding musicians in yards and back rooms, this fearless community leader protected Afro-Brazilian music and traditions that live on a century later
Beatriz Miranda
17, Feb, 2021 @8:44 AM
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