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Last Saturday’s brutal assault has refocused attention on the safety of visitors to Rio de Janeiro as the city gears up to receive the millions of foreigners expected to visit for the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day this July, football’s World Cup final next year and the summer Olympics in 2016.
Third arrest in brutal Rio rape case

Police in Rio de Janeiro have arrested a third man in connection with the brutal gang rape of a foreign student i(...)

Rio de Janeiro's Joao Havelange stadium, scheduled to host athletics at the 2016 Olympic games, has been closed to undergo roof repairs, the city's mayor said. The stadium, completed less than six years ago, is currently the city's main soccer venue while the Maracana is rebuilt for the World Cup.
Olympic stadium closed over safety fears

The stadium which will host the athletics at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has been closed for an indefinite period due to safety concern(...)

The Pyramids in Egypt go green for St Patrick’s Day. Photograph: Kevin Wolahan
World monuments go green for St Patrick’s Day

From the Pyramids and the Sphinx to the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, almost 70 of the world’s most iconic sites greened-up for(...)

The unseasonal cold. How seasonal

Earlier this week I struggled along the seafront in howling flurries of stinging snow. I was amazed when I got home to find I didn’t have a bea(...)

St Patrick's Day annual celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London
What expats are doing for St Pat’s

LORNA O’GARA Mother of Hugh (6), Lily (12) and Grace (11), living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil T(...)

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