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Were the Rio Olympics a success?
Despite many setbacks, from green water to a ticket scalping controversy, IOC President Thomas Bach calls the Games 'iconic'
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Watching Olympic soccer from a Rio favela
CBC's Adrienne Arsenault reports from a neighbourhood in Rio where families have gathered to watch Saturday's gold medal match between Brazil and Germany
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Is it worth it to host the Olympic Games?
Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist says Rio lost more than it gained by hosting the Olympic Games
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Rio Olympics' Standout Moments
The 2016 Olympics in Rio will be remembered for some unforgettable lows and highs athletes and the host country.
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Is Rio ready for the Olympics?
Brazil is in the grips of a political and economic crisis while also dealing with construction headaches and concerns about infrastructure, Adrienne Arsenault reports
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Two worlds collide in a Brazilian favela
Olympic dollars haven't reached Rio's impoverished neighbourhoods, but Olympic dreams certainly have.
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Security is literally high above Rio crime
CBC's Susan Ormiston reports on the lengths Brazil's impoverished police are going in the fight to keep the Olympics safe
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Brazil's Olympic challenges
It's 40 days until the Rio Olympics and the list of challenges for the host city gets longer, CBC's Chris Glover reports
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‘Aquarius’: an extraordinary woman’s battle against unscrupulous real estate developers
Aquarius was one of the most critically acclaimed films in Cannes this year. Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho tells the story of an extraordinary woman struggling alone against a powerful real estate agency. Clara, a 66-year-old...
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BlackBerry forks over user data to police: insider
CBC gets peek into how secretive office answers requests from police around the world
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Rio Olympic worries: Should Canada go?
Boycotting doesn't work, and having the games in your community ultimately brings positive affects, says Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith
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Brazil’s Petrobras gets new boss with same old problems
The new boss of Brazil’s scandal-ridden state-controlled energy firm Petrobras has been talking about the challenges ahead. Pedro Parente was appointed by interim President Michel Temer as his government tries to kick-start Brazil’s...
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Sao Paulo Fashion Week goes sober amid Brazil crisis
It is a more sober Sao Paulo Fashion Week that is taking place in Brazil’s largest city this year, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades. Latin America’s largest fashion week, it brings together some forty Brazilian...
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Bikinis dominate Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Featuring high on the list at Sao Paulo Fashion Week were the bikini collections. Legendary Brazilian bikini designer Jaqueline de Biase delivered for this 41st edition, with a collection she said was inspired by Miami, its beach culture...
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Brazil: dam collapse lawsuit
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have filed a civil lawsuit against iron mining company Samarco and its owners, Vale and BHP Billiton over an environmental disaster last...
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Rio 100 days before the Olympics
It's 100 days until the start of the Summer Games. How ready is Rio?
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Turning mosquitos against themselves in the Zika virus war
A recent study from Brazil claims that genetically modified mosquitoes can be used in the fight against an insect that spreads Zika and other diseases. Laboratory mosquitoes are inoculated with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which may...
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Explosion in Rio de Janeiro apartment kills at least 5
Residents reported smelling gas before blast
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Brazil's political turmoil
Duelling demonstrations debate fate of President Dilma Rousseff, caught up in a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal
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New police system set up in Rio de Janeiro for Olympics
CBC's Kim Brunhuber went to the Favelas to see if it's working
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Massive anti-government protest in Brazil
An estimated 3 million people in 150 cities took part in protests against Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and her former mentor
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Could the Zika virus hit the northern hemisphere?
In Brazil, scientists who study insects have convened an emergency session to discuss the mosquito that carries the Zika virus, which some scientists fear may show up in the northern hemisphere. The CBC's Kim Brunhuber reports.