Rappler's latest stories on Rio de Janeiro
Filipinos have more in common with Brazilians than we realize
Though Brazilians speak Portuguese, the Filipino language has just enough Spanish words for any Filipino to connect with them
Brazil bus hijacker, armed with toy gun, shot dead by police
(UPDATED) It is not clear if the hijacker made any demands or what his motivation was for taking the hostages. Police say none of the hostages were injured.
Brazil inmate found dead after foiled escape disguised as daughter
(UPDATED) Clauvino da Silva made headlines after he was caught trying to escape from a Rio de Janeiro jail wearing a silicon mask, long dark wig, glasses, white flip flops and clothes belonging to his 19-year-old daughter
Party's over: Rio reels from deadly disasters
The havoc caused by the unusually heavy downpour is amplified by rampant construction in neighborhoods controlled by heavily-armed gangs and militias
Ghosn held $260,000 Rio party billed to Renault-Nissan, documents show
According to documents seen by AFP, Carlos Ghosn invited 8 couples to watch the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro in February 2018 from a beach-side luxury hotel
Brazil police operation in Rio favela leaves 13 dead
The police operations that led to the gunfight are due to 'shoot-outs in the area caused by the dispute between rival criminal groups'
'Good will beat evil,' Bolsonaro says amid crime crackdown
'The legislative, executive and judicial (powers) together must, by law, give guarantees that good will beat evil,' Brazil's new far-right president Jair Bolsonaro says
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Brazil's Bolsonaro gets to work on hardline agenda
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro huddles with his inner circle at the home of a wealthy backer in Rio de Janeiro to start forming what advisor Gustavo Bebianno calls 'a combat vanguard' for the new administration
Brazil's first human, a 'priceless' loss from Rio's museum fire
The jewel in the crown of the museum's collection of 20 million valuable pieces, Luzia was the first human fossil found in Brazil, in the southwestern Minas Gerais state in 1970
Rio's carnival gets underway with dancing – and politics
This year revelers have more on their minds than drinking, dancing and dressing up – there's politics
Rio's gay pride marches on despite opposition by conservatives
While Brazil is famous for its sun, sand, and skin-baring Carnival extravaganza, the country has a conservative streak, being still mostly Roman Catholic
Violence, chaos plagues Rio one year after Olympics
Rio de Janeiro today is unrecognizable from the feel good city greeting the world at the Olympics in 2016
Violence mars Brazil's anti-austerity general strike
The ugly scenes come at the close of a day in which unions and leftwing groups managed to paralyze much of Brazil in protest at the reforms especially a steep cut to the generous pension system
Political killings overshadow Brazilian elections
Analysts say that a recent spate of killings points to a darker political shift in Rio the second biggest city in Latin America s leading economy as police linked militias muscle in
Menpora Imam: Pemerintah memberikan penghargaan yang sama bagi atlet difabel
Peraih medali perunggu dari Paralimpiade juga akan menerima bonus sebesar Rp 1 miliar dan uang tunjangan hari tua Menpora menjanjikan bonus tersebut akan cair di bulan Oktober
Rio Paralympics end with music – and relief
The famous Maracana football stadium was packed with the Paralympians themselves seated across the field as proceedings kicked off with fireworks
Rio Paralympics stages final show in shadow of tragedy
At the closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro s Maracana football stadium Brazilian officials ware officially to hand over to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Rio Paralympics: 5 highlights to remember
From victories to controversy here are highlights of the first Games ever held in South America
Paralympians, poor Rio kids teach each other about overcoming limits
Meeting about 30 young judo students in rough edged Rocinha is a distinct reality check for the French
Paralympics: Reprimand for new protest by Ethiopian runner
The International Paralympic Committee sternly rebukes Tamiru Demisse 22 for making a political statement at the Games
On horseback, disabled Paralympians find 'freedom'
Riders talked about two distinct realities: one is being on the ground trapped in a crippled body The other is being in the saddle gifted with all the strength of a large beautiful animal
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Hidilyn Diaz, other ASEAN Olympic medalists get free AirAsia flights
The 18 Olympic medalists from Southeast Asian countries will get free flights from AirAsia either for life gold for the next 5 years silver or for 3 years bronze
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games
After stepping off a plane from the Brazilian host city Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike carries the flag at a ceremony at the city s Haneda airport
Ethiopia pledges safe return for protest runner
Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms as he finished the marathon in protest against the Ethiopian government s crackdown on political dissent
PH looks to improve at Tokyo 2020 as Rio Games close
Chef de mission Jose Romasanta gives an assessment of the Philippines Olympic participation calling it a good run
The Olympics are over for Brazil – was it worth it?
How did Rio de Janeiro and the country as a whole come out in the end?
Olympics: Athletics nervously enters post-Bolt world
Usain Bolt has consistently been a beacon for clean athletes amid doping and corruption scandals
Veterans rule in USA's run to Olympic basketball gold
Carmelo Anthony 32 brings the experience and Kevin Durant 27 the scoring as the USA capped its 2016 Olympic run by mauling Serbia
Boxing on brink after Rio Olympics judging controversies
The Games would not be complete without boxing controversy of one kind or another
Groundbreaking Olympics for women in Rio
Of the 11 444 athletes in Rio 45 – 5 175 – were women slightly higher than in London 2012
Let's make Tokyo best Olympics ever, says PM Abe
The Japanese Prime Minister meets with the country s Olympic medalists and urges them to make Tokyo 2020 the best ever Olympics
Live: Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games
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Olympic gold! Indonesia wins badminton mixed doubles
UPDATED The Indonesian pair takes the first game 21 14 before completing the victory with a 21 12 triumph in the second
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Olympic road ends for Eric Cray in 400m hurdles semis
Cray fails to qualify for the final after coming up 7th in the first semifinal heat with a time of 49 37 seconds
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PH Olympic bet Eric Cray advances to 400m hurdles semifinals
The 27 year old finishes third in heat 4 of round 1 of competition with a time of 49 05 seconds
PH's Mary Joy Tabal finishes Olympic women's marathon in 124th place
The Cebu native is unable to meet her target finishing time in her first Olympic women s marathon
Kenya's Sumgong wins Rio Olympics women's marathon
Jemima Sumgong times 2 hours 24 minutes and 4 seconds for Kenya s first ever women s marathon gold over the 42km course
Mayweather turns up at Rio Olympics boxing – only to watch
The former world champion makes a surprise appearance in Rio de Janeiro in the afternoon boxing session a pair of headphones planted in his ears
Tearful Monica Puig wins Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold
Before the tennis player s golden breakthrough Puerto Rico had won just 8 Olympic medals two silver and 6 bronze Six of that total had come in boxing
Olympics: Neymar takes Brazil closer to Germany World Cup rematch
Brazil sets up a semifinal meeting with Honduras and is on course for a mouthwatering World Cup rematch with Germany in the final
Argentina wins Brazil clash in double OT, Spain stays alive
Decades of football rivalry spice any Argentine Brazil matchup but no incidents are reported
Olympics: Bronze for hijab-wearing US fencer Muhammad
The 30 year old from New Jersey the first US Olympian to wear a hijab during competition comes away with a bronze medal in the women s team sabre event
PH long jumper Torres-Sunang takes cue from silver medalist Diaz
Marestella Torres Sunang like Hidilyn Diaz is in her third Olympics She s hoping the third time is the charm for her as well
French swimmer slams China's champion Sun over doping scandal
Camille Lacourt who came fifth in the 100m backstroke final just after Sun Yang s triumph says swimming was becoming like athletics with two or 3 doped in each final
Michael Phelps says dopers shouldn't be allowed to compete
Phelps says it breaks my heart after controversy over athletes who have previously failed drugs tests broke out at the Rio swimming competition
NBA star Paul George will visit French gymnast with broken leg
After going through a similar broken leg injury in 2014 George wants to pass along the lessons he learned from his experience to the gymnast
