Rio de janeiro

João Gilberto and his heavenly gift to the world

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João Gilberto – the inventor of the bossa nova – died on 6 July. He was a perfectionist with the gift of a perfect pitch, a musical genius. Here’s why his legacy should be remembered and cherished.

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Kay Fochtmann: German lens, Brazilian soul

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"Besides soaking it all in... the life, the laughter, the music, the scent, the language, the good and the bad, I helped the tour guide pick up the tourists at their hotels, made sure that everyone was following the unwritten favela community rules, and watched out that the tourists only took pictures where they were

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8 things I witnessed while covering the Rio Olympics

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Fast food for athletes, earthquake survivor, Michael Phelps using my pen: just another day covering the Olympics.

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Poem: “Rio gets the Olympics”

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The announcement that Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympics represented a happier, more hopeful time than the actual games in this difficult period for the city and Brazil - I'd like to remember it here.

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Carnaval: beer, glitter and Gerard Butler

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Confessions from a random chick who landed in the VIP.

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Christmas Story: Jesus from the slums

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Dedicated to all the unsung sons (and daughters) of God.

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