Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to protest against changes in an oil royalties law that would drain the city's coffers. Changes made by Brazil's lower house of Congress would cut about $4 billion from ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A proposed cut to Rio de Janeiro's share of Brazil's oil revenues has provoked a furious reaction in the beach-side city, with officials saying the change would jeopardize its ability to host the World Cup and the Olympic Games. The head of Rio's Olympics organizing committee on Monday became the latest official to ...

From the April issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine

Stylish and hedonistic Rio is as chic as Paris and as cutting edge as Johannesburg. Many ships stay overnight, giving passengers time to explore a cidade maravilhosa (marvelous city), a rich stew of European, African, and Latin American cultures and site of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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