Feb 18 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (RIO.L), opens new tab, (RIO.AX), opens new tab said on Wednesday it has gained majority control of Canada's Nemaska Lithium, advancing its push to build an integrated ...

Rio de Janeiro’s carnival is full of contrasts: wealth brushes up against poverty, joyful abandon unfolds alongside hard labour. Its visual expression also explores notions of power. In a country with ...

The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades. Revelers taking part in the ...

A tournament steeped in history, the Rio Open returns this week to combine the ATP tour with the beautiful backdrops of Brazil once again. Held on eight clay courts at the Jockey Club Brasileiro, many ...

A parade float praising Brazil's president Lula strode through Rio's Sambadrome, drawing controversy and triggering lawsuits. Critics of the president accused him of improperly using the nation's high ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – A carnival parade honouring Brazil’s president on Feb 18 came dead last in Rio de Janeiro’s fierce annual competition, as a political backlash grew over elements of the show that ...

Simply sign up to the Mining myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Rio Tinto has defended its growth prospects after walking away from merger talks with rival Glencore, pointing to strong ...

One of Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools kicked off this year's Carnival with a lavish ode to Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, tracing his rise from rural poverty to superhero status among the ...

Revellers celebrate carnival on Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo beach. The city collected 1,600 tonnes of rubbish after last year’s parties and parades but microplastic glitter disappears into the ...

Thousands of revelers took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the biggest event on Brazil’s cultural calendar: Carnival. Musicians, percussionists and stilt performers draw in partygoers ...

Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand may be reluctant to leave Dubai, despite his wife Kate's homesickness. Ferdinand, 47, moved him and part of his family to the United Arab Emirates City not ...

Opposition claims tribute to Lula is illegal early campaigning Courts reject most lawsuits, one still pending Lula's aides take precautions to avoid election law violations BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, ...