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Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2021 canceled due to COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes announced on Thursday the cancellation of this year's carnival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
No way to hold Rio carnival in July, the city's mayor says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - It will not be possible to host carnival celebrations in July, Rio de Janeiro's new mayor said on Thursday, as Brazil's second wave of coronavirus infections gathers steam with vaccine supplies still scare in Latin America's biggest country.
Love in the time of COVID-19? 'No thanks' say Brazil's divorcing couples
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded a record number of divorces during the second half of 2020, the national college of notaries said on Thursday, as married couples grew sick of one another after long periods of time cooped up at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Britain's Peaty handed ticket to Tokyo Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's world and Olympic 100 metres breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said he was hopeful the delayed Tokyo Games would go ahead after his place on the plane was confirmed by Team GB on Wednesday.
Olympic champion Rahimov charged in weightlifting doping case
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan weightlifter Nijat Rahimov, a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, has been charged with a doping offence for swapping urine samples, the International Testing Agency (ITA) has said.
Brazilian prosecutors charge 11 over Flamengo soccer club fire
(Reuters) - Eleven people, including the former president of the Flamengo soccer club, were formally charged on Friday in connection with the death of 10 teenage footballers in a 2019 fire, public prosecutors said.
Brazil's retail sales drop 0.1 pct in November, ending six months of growth
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Retail sales in Brazil, one of the engines of the country's economy, fell by 0.1 percent in November 2020 against October, ending six consecutive monthly increases, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Friday.
Argentine major winner Cabrera arrested in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera, a two-time major winner, was arrested in Brazil on Thursday in connection with assault charges leveled against him in his homeland, police and diplomats said.
Struggling Botafogo fine players for lack of commitment
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Botafogo said on Wednesday they have fined players who had "not shown commitment" to the club as it battles to avoid a second relegation in seven seasons from Brazil's Serie A.
Team GB 'hugely confident' Tokyo Games will go ahead
LONDON (Reuters) - Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England said on Wednesday he was confident the Tokyo Olympics would go ahead this year but athletes could expect them to be very different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.