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US cruise passenger dies in Rio de Janeiro

American woman died aboard MS Veendam

US cruise passenger dies in Rio de Janeiro

An American woman died aboard a cruise ship that docked at Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, the same ... read more

Seychelles tourism delegation heading to Rio for ABAV Exhibition

Latin American travel and tourism industry Fair of the Americas

Seychelles tourism delegation heading to Rio for ABAV Exhibition

David Germain, the Seychelles Tourism Board Director for Africa, UAE, and The Americas will soon ... read more

Brazil tourist streetcar crash kills 5, injures 57

Tourist tram derails in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil tourist streetcar crash kills 5, injures 57

At least five people were killed and 53 were injured when a tourist tram was derailed in ... read more

Utell Hotels & Resorts adds luxury property in Rio de Janeiro

Windsor Atlântica Hotel Joins Utell Hotels & Resorts

Utell Hotels & Resorts adds luxury property in Rio de Janeiro

SCOTTSDALE, DALLAS and LONDON – Rio de Janeiro’s newly renovated Windsor Atlântica Hotel ... read more

Rio's notorious shantytown to become a tourist spot

Rio de Janeiro Tourism

Rio's notorious shantytown to become a tourist spot

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced plans to turn Rio's ... read more

Gay tourism booming and Rio wants to be its capital

Rio wants to boost its appeal to gay tourists

Gay tourism booming and Rio wants to be its capital

The theatre lights dim and a Brazilian supermodel takes to the stage, tanned legs emerging from ... read more

British Airways increases flights to Rio de Janeiro

British Airways expanding its services to Brazil

British Airways increases flights to Rio de Janeiro

CRAWLEY, England - British Airways is increasing its services to Brazil by doubling its weekly ... read more

TAM Airlines invests $300 million in Rio operations

TAM Airlines increases flight frequencies to-and-from Rio de Janeiro

TAM Airlines invests $300 million in Rio operations

LONDON, England - TAM Airlines’ international routes from Rio de Janeiro gain new frequencies ... read more

Flooding and mudslides claim more than 400 lives in Brazil

Many More Feared Dead

Flooding and mudslides claim more than 400 lives in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - Heavy rains, flooding, and mudslides have claimed the lives of at least 400 ... read more

Goodwill Ambassador Lily Marinho dies in Rio

UNESCO Ambassador For Peace

Goodwill Ambassador Lily Marinho dies in Rio

NEW YORK, New York - The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural ... read more

Low cost transportation options in 10 international airports world airport transfer introduced

Low Cost Airport Transfers

Low cost transportation options in 10 international airports world airport transfer introduced

By Nelson Alcantara

(eTN) - Low-cost airport transportation in Paris, Rome, New York, London, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, ... read more

American Airlines launches Dallas-Rio de Janeiro service

AA Dallas-Rio Flights

American Airlines launches Dallas-Rio de Janeiro service

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld(R) alliance, today ... read more

Rio de Janeiro promotes slum tourism

Brazilian Slum Tourism Promotion

Rio de Janeiro promotes slum tourism

RIO DE JANEIRO — Tourists usually try to run from Rio's notorious slums. Now officials are ... read more

Aviation news: Executive jet crashes at Rio's Santos Dumont airport

OceanAir crashes in Rio de Janeiro

Aviation news: Executive jet crashes at Rio's Santos Dumont airport

RIO DE JANEIRO – A small executive jet crashed at Rio's domestic airport Thursday, but all ... read more

United pilot detained for dropping his pants at Rio airport

United Airlines Pilot Detained In Rio de Janeiro

United pilot detained for dropping his pants at Rio airport

SAO PAULO - A United Airlines pilot was briefly detained in Brazil after lowering his pants ... read more

Christ the Redeemer statue closed indefinitely after heavy rains

Rio De Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer statue closed indefinitely after heavy rains

By FLORA CHARNER

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue will be closed ... read more

Thousands of families evacuated in Rio due to threat of new mudslides

Rio Mudslides Threat

Thousands of families evacuated in Rio due to threat of new mudslides

By FLORA CHARNER

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The threat of new mudslides forced Rio de Janeiro officials to begin removing ... read more

Heaviest rains in Rio's history leave at least 95 dead, 44 hospitalized

Heaviest Rains, Mudslides Paralyze Rio de Janeiro

Heaviest rains in Rio's history leave at least 95 dead, 44 hospitalized

By BRADLEY BROOKS

RIO DE JANEIRO – The heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro's history triggered landslides Tuesday ... read more

Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics

Brazil Tourism Set For A Boost

Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics

By eTN Staff Writer

After Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, the country and South America ... read more

And the 2016 Olympics goes to... South America!

Chicago's Loss Is Rio's Gain

And the 2016 Olympics goes to... South America!

By Andrew Downie & Dan Murphy

Rio de Janeiro will be the first South American city to host the Olympic Games.

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Chicago bids for Olympics

Pros and Cons of 2016 Olympics in Chicago

Chicago bids for Olympics

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Chicago is bidding for the Olympic Games in 2016. The city and the United States’ bid to ... read more

New routes introduced by GOL from Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, and Vitoria

Brazil

New routes introduced by GOL from Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, and Vitoria

By eTN Staff Writer

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., Brazil's low-cost airline, announced that it has received ... read more

Brazil to emerge from economic crisis sooner than most

Brazil and the Economy

Brazil to emerge from economic crisis sooner than most

By Nelson Alcantara

The governor of the Central Bank of Brazil, Henrique de Campos Meirelles, has told the World ... read more

Continental Airlines gets “tentative” green light to begin daily nonstop service between Houston and Rio de Janeiro

US and Brazil Air Service

Continental Airlines gets “tentative” green light to begin daily nonstop service between Houston and Rio de Janeiro

By eTN Staff Writer

Continental Airlines has announced that it has received tentative approval from the US ... read more

Rio embarrassed by surge in Carnival crime against tourists

Rio de Janeiro

Rio embarrassed by surge in Carnival crime against tourists

By AFP

RIO DE JANEIRO — It's billed as the biggest show on Earth, but this year's Carnival underway ... read more

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