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Brazil arrests Rio 2016 Olympic committee chairman on corruption charges

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police on Thursday arrested the chairman of the country's Olympic Committee as part of a probe into alleged vote buying...

Rio 2016: Jaguar used in Olympic torch event killed in Brazil

BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL: A jaguar trotted out for the Olympic torch's passage through Brazil's Amazon was killed shortly afterward when it escaped its handlers and threatened a vet, the Brazilian military said Tuesday.

Brazil receives Olympic flame for Rio Games

ATHENS: The Olympic flame that will burn in Rio in August for the first Games in South America was handed over to Brazil on Wednesday in the marble stadium that hosted the first modern Games in 1896.

Rio 2016 mascots inspired by animals and plants of Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO: Bright yellow and cat-like, with a green leaf-haired brother, the mascots for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro were launched by organizers late on Sunday.
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