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Brazil’s Rio mandates vaccines for tourist spots, public spaces

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro announced it will require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter public spaces including movie theaters, stadiums and iconic tourist spots like the Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain.

Rio police draws international ire as 25 killed in drug gun battle

At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state’s deadliest police raids, police said.

Oil from spill in Brazil washes up in Rio state

Oil from a spill that has contaminated a stretch of Brazil's coast was detected in Rio de Janeiro state, the navy said Saturday (Nov 23), as President Jair Bolsonaro warned the country was preparing for the worst.

Brazilians blame Rio governor's shoot-to-kill policy for death of girl

The photograph shows a smiling eight-year-old girl dressed as Wonder Woman, beaming through gap teeth and crossing her small clenched fists into an X. Shocked Brazilians shared the image of Ágatha Félix online after she was shot in the back in a Rio de Janeiro favela on Friday night by what residents said was a bullet from a police officer’s rifle.

Brazil museum fire: ‘Incalculable’ loss as 200-year-old Rio institution gutted

Brazil’s oldest and most important historical and scientific museum has been consumed by fire, and much of its archive of 20 million items is believed to have been destroyed.

9 out of 10 Rio residents fear being caught in crossfire: poll

Nine out of 10 residents in Rio de Janeiro fear being caught in crossfire between police and criminals, a new poll said Monday.

Tokyo won't see Rio-style golf pull-outs: Park

Olympic Golf Champion Park In-Bee on Tuesday said she didn't expect Tokyo 2020 to be hit by serial withdrawals, after a number of top men's players skipped the Rio Games last year.

Iran defeats Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rio sitting v-ball games

The national Iranian men's sitting volleyball team has notched a resounding win in its second match at the preliminary round of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and triumphed over nine-time European Championships Bosnia and Herzegovina.

USA beats Serbia in men's basketball to win last gold of Games

The United States' men's basketball team thrashed Serbia 96-66 to win the final gold medal of the 2016 Olympics.

Kenya's Kipchoge wins men’s marathon

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge left the rest of the field trailing to win the Olympic men's marathon on a rainy day in Rio.

Brazil's men win Rio 2016 Olympics volleyball gold on final day

Brazil made up for defeats in the last two Olympic men's volleyball finals and gave the home crowd a gold medal to celebrate as it beat Italy for gold on the closing day of the Games.

Rio hangover as Tokyo grabs Olympic baton

The curtain descended on two weeks of high drama at the Rio Games, marked by the heroics of Olympics legends Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps as Tokyo took up the baton and promised to go one better in 2020.

Iran’s freestyle wrestler Nasiri eliminated from Rio 2016 Olympics

Iranian freestyle wrestler Meisam Abolfazl Nasiri has had to bid farewell to the the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following an early defeat at the world's most international and prestigious sporting event.

Iran’s Yazdani aces Olympics freestyle wrestling bouts, clinches gold

Iranian freestyle wrestlers Hassan Yazdani Cherati and Hassan Rahimi have adeptly employed a mix of primal hand-to-hand combat and complex tactics at the wrestling competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and picked up two medals, including one gold.

Abdevali wins bronze in Rio’s Greco-Roman wrestling

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Saeed Morad Abdevali won a bronze medal in the men’s 75-kilogram weight category in Rio 2016 Olympics after defeating Hungary’s Péter Bácsi.