http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Rio_de_JaneiroFind stories, videos, and photos about Rio de Janeiro from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:41:26 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Rio_de_Janeiro14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Rio de Janeiro from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/review.modern.warfare2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/review.modern.warfare2/index.html#cnnSTCTextGiven the extraordinary anticipation swirling around "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the follow-up to the 13 million-unit-selling military shooter game from 2007, living up to the hype might seem like an impossible mission.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/11/brazil.blackout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/11/brazil.blackout/index.html#cnnSTCTextElectricity returned early Wednesday to a large swath of central and southern Brazil that was plunged into darkness when power from a major hydroelectric dam was lost.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/brazil.blackout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/brazil.blackout/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn important hydroelectric dam shared by Brazil and Paraguay failed Tuesday night, pushing a large swath of central and southern Brazil into darkness, said the country's minister of mines and energy, Edison Lobao.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/18/brazil.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/18/brazil.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome 2,000 police officers patrolled the streets of Rio de Janeiro Sunday after a bloody confrontation between rival drug gangs and authorities that killed 14 over the weekend, including two police officers.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/17/brazil.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/17/brazil.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwelve people, including two police officers, were killed Saturday in a gun battle between two rival drug gangs in a slum in northern Rio de Janeiro, a state spokesman said.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/10/09/golf.rugby/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/10/09/golf.rugby/index.htmlOne more reason to buy a ticket to Rio in 2016? Tiger Woods.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/09/olympics.golf.rugby.ioc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/09/olympics.golf.rugby.ioc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will include rugby union sevens, a shortened version of the 15-player game, and golf as sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/02/rio.celebration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/02/rio.celebration/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people celebrated Friday on crowded Copacabana beach as the announcement that Brazil had been chosen as the 2016 Olympics host played live over huge screens erected above the sand.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:35:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sl_price/10/02/olympics.obama/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sl_price/10/02/olympics.obama/index.htmlHe just couldn't resist, could he? Sports is always so tempting for the politician: Starry-eyed fans, a docile crowd bursting with civic or national pride, all those softball questions from commentators happy just to get time with the big man ... what's not to like? Best of all, there's that wonderful finality about athletics, so seductive to one used to spending months on the slow, incremental grind of health care reform or the murk of Afghanistan. Sports seems so clear. There's a winner and a loser, a final score. It's kid stuff: Fun.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/02/brazil.lula.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/02/brazil.lula.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 63-year-old bearded fireplug of a man erupted in tears, pulled a white handkerchief from his back pocket, carefully unfolded it and pressed it into his eyes, pulled it away, pressed it again to his eyes, this time with more force, pulled it away again just long enough to take a sip of water, then rubbed them again.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/01/olympics.2016.city.contenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/01/olympics.2016.city.contenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom hot dogs in the American heartland to the sexy samba on South American beaches, from traditional Kabuki theater amid high-tech modernity to European culture and sophistication, four international cities hope to showcase what they have to offer the world on the Olympic stage.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/02/olympics.2016/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/02/olympics.2016/index.html#cnnSTCTextRio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/02/chicago.olympic.opponents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/02/chicago.olympic.opponents/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe announcement that Chicago, Illinois, will not host the 2016 Olympic Games took the hopeful wind out of many in the Windy City.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/news/economy/chicago_olympics_rejection/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/news/economy/chicago_olympics_rejection/index.htmChicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/01/us.olympic.bid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/01/us.olympic.bid/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe battle to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games appears to be heating up between Chicago, Illinois, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two sources close to the process said Thursday.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/04/mental.health.brazil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/04/mental.health.brazil/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn estimated 150,000 people live in Complexo do Alemao, where armed groups fight for turf, and fighting between police forces and ruling groups leave thousands of people trapped by violence.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/18/travel.trips.inspiration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/18/travel.trips.inspiration/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou've done Paris, France, you've done Rome, Italy, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While there's certainly nothing wrong with taking in sights at world-renowned travel locales, there are times when you want to get away from the familiar. Ironically, you don't have to leave your house to get inspired; simply flip on the TV or dip into your DVD collection.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/30/brazil.favelinha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/30/brazil.favelinha/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor whoever has seen the 2002 movie "City of God" -- based on real stories set in the eponymous slum in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro -- a favela can be a scary place, plagued by violent crime.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/france.plane.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/france.plane.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 12 airplanes shared the trans-Atlantic sky with doomed Air France Flight 447, but none reported any problems, deepening the mystery surrounding the cause of the plane's disappearance.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/10/brazil.child.custody/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/10/brazil.child.custody/index.html#cnnSTCTextBrazil's highest court said Wednesday it does not have jurisdiction over who should have custody of a U.S.-born 9-year-old boy -- his Brazilian stepfather or his father in the United States.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/06/brazil.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/06/brazil.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Brazilian navy frigate navigated deep waters of the Atlantic on Saturday, carrying the bodies of two men confirmed as passengers of an Air France plane that crashed nearly a week earlier.Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/03/france.plane.victims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/03/france.plane.victims/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnne and Michael Harris were an "extraordinary" couple with a zest for life, their niece said.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/brazil.france.plane.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/brazil.france.plane.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebris located early Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Brazil is wreckage from the Air France jet that disappeared Monday, Brazil's Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/france.plane.passengers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/france.plane.passengers/index.html#cnnSTCTextFriends and relatives of the 216 passengers and 12 crew members on Air France Flight 447 are coming to terms with the news that wreckage from the flight was found in the Atlantic Ocean.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/01/new.jersey.brazil.custody/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/01/new.jersey.brazil.custody/index.html#cnnSTCTextA New Jersey man whose efforts to gain custody of his son in Brazil attracted international attention may have finally gotten his wish.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/air.france.brazil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/air.france.brazil/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that disappeared overnight as it entered an area of strong turbulence probably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, the CEO of Air France said Monday.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/21/puma.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/21/puma.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine living inside a cramped, rolling and swaying 70 foot yacht for 40 days non-stop.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/05/brazil.traffickers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/05/brazil.traffickers/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice have killed at least 10 drug-trafficking suspects in all-day shootouts in Brazil that closed schools and government offices in three Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods, the official news agency said.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/mann.obama.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/mann.obama.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextWashington D.C. will never be Rio de Janeiro but it came as close as it could yesterday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/21/bolivia.dengue.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/21/bolivia.dengue.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextBolivian officials have declared a health emergency after three deaths attributed to dengue hemorrhagic fever, the often-lethal form of a mosquito-borne disease that more than 1,000 Bolivians are thought to have contracted since November.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/13/brazil.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/13/brazil.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAntiviolence protesters stretched out 16,000 coconuts on Brazil's world-famous Copacabana beach Saturday, each one representing a victim of urban violence.Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/09/brazil.disappearances/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/09/brazil.disappearances/index.html#cnnSTCTextProtesters took to the fabled Brazilian beaches of Copacabana on Tuesday to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in Rio de Janeiro since January 2007.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/27/brazil.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/27/brazil.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from flooding in southern Brazil on Thursday climbed to 97, the state news agency said.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/22/october.tsr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/22/october.tsr/index.html#cnnSTCTextOctober's "The Screening Room," hosted by Myleene Klass, goes on the road to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to celebrate the best of Brazilian cinema.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/10/12/athletics.worlds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/10/12/athletics.worlds/index.html#cnnSTCTextZersenay Tadese of Eritrea won the men's world half marathon championship for the third time with a dominant performance in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1832644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1832644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOil exploration in the Amazon rain forest represents the latest, perhaps greatest, threat to preserving what remains of the world's largest remaining tropical wilderness, scientists said WednesdayWed, 13 Aug 2008 22:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/31/brazil.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/31/brazil.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA government-controlled firm is forging ahead with plans to resume expansion of Brazil's nuclear power program.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824862,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824862,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 400 dead penguins, most of them young, have been washing up on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beachesMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824509,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824509,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said FridaySat, 19 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1813937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1813937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn this continuation of the Hulk saga, the perfunctory action scenes inspire somnolenceThu, 12 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/05/31/croatia.eduardo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/05/31/croatia.eduardo/index.html#cnnSTCTextArsenal striker Eduardo da Silva expects to be playing again as early as July after reporting excellent progress in his recovery from a broken leg. Sat, 31 May 2008 13:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoldiers and firefighters have joined the fight against dengue, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease that has infected at least 55,000 people in Brazil this year.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 55,000 cases of dengue, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease, have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the past four months, authorities said Thursday.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:14:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/02/05/flu.strikers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/02/05/flu.strikers/index.htmlAs steady rain comes down in buckets on the revelers, there's a question in Rio de Janeiro that is as hot as Carnaval: Does playing with three strikers make your team better at attacking?Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1693151,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1693151,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCinta Larga Indians have taken a U.N. representative and four other people hostage, officials said MondayMon, 10 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/brazil.crash.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/brazil.crash.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president of Rio de Janeiro's train workers union said Friday that poorly maintained tracks and overworked engineers contributed to a collision between two commuter trains that killed eight people and injured 101.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/30/brazil.crash.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/30/brazil.crash.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA speeding train carrying hundreds of commuters slammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring more than 80, officials said.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/08/24/america.denilson.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/08/24/america.denilson.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Brazil international midfielder Denilson has signed for Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe controversial sport now has female participants -- with Brazil in the leadTue, 19 Jun 2007 17:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/aol.april.show/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/aol.april.show/index.htmlShopping is big business throughout the globe, but how much is actually being consumed responsibly? This month on Art of Life, we meet the people, products and charities that can help you make positive changes.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/03/21/brazil.romario/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/03/21/brazil.romario/index.htmlFormer Brazil striker Romario, on the verge of scoring what he claims will be the 1,000th goal of his career, has said that his total included goals scored in non-professional matches.Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/01/11/south.america/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jonah_freedman/01/11/south.america/index.htmlRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Even the casual soccer fan in the U.S. knows South America is loco about fútbol. It's one of those facts everyone knows to be true, even if they've never actually seen the proof for themselves. Kind of like how we all know Elizabeth Taylor used to be really, really cute. But unless we've actually gone out of our way to rent Cleopatra or Giant, we just accept it.Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/02/brazil.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/02/brazil.violence/index.htmlRio de Janeiro's new government said it was meeting Tuesday with Brazil's top security official to discuss its request for federal troops to combat a wave of gang violence that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called "terrorism."Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/05/riodejaneiro-cityoverview/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/05/riodejaneiro-cityoverview/index.htmlRio has always been a symbol of the exotic, perched on the edge of a mythical continent amid crescents of sand and emerald seas, with tall rocks merging into lush rainforest. Famously friendly, the Brazilian city has welcomed all-comers, from Hollywood icons and European royalty to great train robbers and immigrants from every corner of the globe. Cariocas have generally been happy with their role as ambassadors for an exportable ideal of Brazil as an endless beach party, leaving politics and business to the bureaucrats of Brasilia and the industrialists of Sao Paulo. But the image has been shattered in recent years by the untrammelled expansion of the favelas which has brought the city of five-star hotels and luxury apartments face to face with a desperate mirror image of poverty and violence. Bizarrely, following the global success of "City of God" and its documentary successor "Favela Rising" -- both Oscar-nominated -- the city of bullets, beaches and bossa nova beats has never been hotter. It's undoubThu, 05 Oct 2006 10:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384341/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384341/index.htmJapanese automakers may have taken the lead in hybrid technology, but the Brazilians are about to go one better. Rio de Janeiro-based Obvio is set to unveil the world's first "tribrid": a car that ... Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/09/01/olympics.brazil/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/09/01/olympics.brazil/index.htmlRio de Janeiro will bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) have confirmed.Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/19/brazil.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/19/brazil.shooting/index.htmlThree football fans were shot in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium by a plainclothes police officer when unrest broke out in the stands, media reports said.Fri, 19 May 2006 08:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.blog/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.blog/index.html10 a.m.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.insidertips/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.insidertips/index.htmlDo you have an inside tip on the Brazilian city? Send us your ideas and suggestions below.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.cityguide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.cityguide/index.htmlCheck out The Scene's recommendations for the Brazilian city and send us your ideas and suggestions below.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.forum/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/13/rio.forum/index.htmlThe Scene hung out in Rio de Janeiro with musician and actor Seu Jorge. Do you have a favorite beach, bar or restaurant for the Brazilian city? Which is your favorite Seu Jorge song? Send us your comments and we'll post them below.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/12/rio.qa/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/04/12/rio.qa/index.htmlThe Scene meets Rio de Janeiro-born musician and actor Seu Jorge to hear how music offered him an escape from homelessness and the favelas.Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/27/cruise.anger/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/27/cruise.anger/index.htmlThe owners of the Queen Mary 2 say they will fully refund about 1,000 angry passengers after the world's largest cruise ship missed three ports of call because of an accident.Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/01/26/bt.upcoming/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/01/26/bt.upcoming/index.htmlRichard Quest takes the show to Brazil for a country focus, traveling to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to take a look at the country's potential for economic stardom, and talk to ministers, business leaders and cultural figures.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/02/18/motogp.calendar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/02/18/motogp.calendar/index.htmlThe Rio Grand Prix has been dropped from the MotoGP calendar for the 2005 season and replaced by the first Turkish Grand Prix.Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/11/01/8190955/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/11/01/8190955/index.htmGrowing up, Rich Zirinsky, the co-founder of Adventure Music (adventure-music.com), never played an instrument, but he was passionate about music. To date, he has collected 17,000 albums and 18,000...Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/18/olympics.2012/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/18/olympics.2012/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee will announce on Tuesday the shortlist of candidates to host the 2012 Olympic Games.Tue, 18 May 2004 07:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/02/19/biz.trav.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/02/19/biz.trav.kidnap/index.htmlKidnapping for ransom or politics has long been a hazard of executive travel for global businesses.Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/01/01/253696/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/01/01/253696/index.htmJanuary is the slowest month of the ski season--everyone's worn out from the holidays--so bargains abound. From Jan. 2 to Jan. 26, Aspen Ski Tours (800- 778-8589) offers five nights in Jackson Hole...Fri, 01 Jan 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/12/01/251926/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/12/01/251926/index.htmExpirations expiring. Following the lead of Northwest Airlines, Delta and United are extending their deadlines for expiring miles. Delta miles due to expire at the end of 1998 will now be good thro...Tue, 01 Dec 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/05/01/87993/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/05/01/87993/index.htmKnowing the local crime scene can help you avoid trouble. Our survey of security specialists and municipal police agencies turned up this up-to-date advisory: CANCUN, MEXICO. Street theft is common...Sat, 01 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/03/09/76179/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/03/09/76179/index.htmThe United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Unced) that convenes in Rio de Janeiro on June 1 will be the largest such assemblage ever. Besides all the U.N. nations, thousands of i...Mon, 09 Mar 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/03/67235/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/03/67235/index.htmFor Brazilians, carnival has always been a kind of national catharsis, a chance to exorcise reality for four orgiastic days. Lately that pre-Lenten spiritual lift has become an economic high as wel...Mon, 03 Mar 1986 05:01:00 EST