The 2016 Olympic host city is hosting large-scale free events featuring global stars as a way of filling hotels, bars and restaurants ... the Rock in Rio festival in 2017 over health issues.

Rio de Janeiro's bars and restaurants reopened Thursday after more than three months of coronavirus lockdown, despite criticism by health specialists in Brazil, one of the world's worst-hit nations.

"It brings activity to the city during what was previously considered the low season — filling hotels and increasing spending in bars ... in Rio at the last minute due to health issues.

Federally qualified community health centers like El Rio Health could also be impacted the CEO of El Rio Health Clinton Kuntz sent this statement: "El Rio Health has already seen the impact of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to decades behind bars on Thursday for the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle ...