Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro’s ‘deadliest police raid in a decade’ leaves 28 dead

The raid resulted in 27 civilians being killed along with one police officer A raid aimed at cracking down on drug and child trafficking, among other crimes, in Brazil on Thursday 6th May left a total of 28 people dead, including one police officer. Civilians and passersby are believed to be among the dead, with […]

5 years ago

Brazil’s 200-year-old national museum and most of its 20 million artefacts have been destroyed

‘It’s a loss for the world, there is no way to get it back’

8 years ago

Watch the incredible footage of two fearless men climbing Rio’s most iconic statue

A pair of Russian photographers climbed Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue back in May. Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Rashkov waited until nightfall, entering a staircase and then managing to reach the shoulder of the statue. The footage of their climb has only recently appeared and shows some breathtaking views of the Brazilian city.

11 years ago