Person: Eduardo Paes

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Rio Olympic Games 2016 - Closing Ceremony

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Rio Olympics reaches colourful conclusion

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach praised Rio's "marvellous Games" during a closing ceremony marked by colour, music and rain at the Maracana Stadium.

sport

Rio 2016 committee gets injunction on Paralympic funding lifted

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Rio's mayor contradicts health experts saying Zika virus 'not a big issue'

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Fatal path collapse puts Rio's Olympic readiness in spotlight

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Inspiring the world to adopt a climate-friendly future

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Huge fire wrecks preparations for Rio carnival

Rio tries to restore order amid further rain after 96 killed

RAINS kept pummelling Rio de Janeiro yesterday as officials in Brazil’s second largest city scrambled to restore transit after 96 people were killed by landslides and floods.

Thu, 08 Apr, 2010

At least 95 dead in Rio floods

The heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history triggered landslides that killed at least 95 people as rising water turned roads into rivers and paralysed Brazil’s second-largest city.

Wed, 07 Apr, 2010

81 die in Rio landslides

TORRENTIAL rains in Rio de Janeiro triggered landslides that killed 81 people as rising water suspended most business.

Wed, 07 Apr, 2010