Rio de Janeiro
city of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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Brazil's Senate passes end of 6x1 work schedule, cutting weekly limit to 40 hours
The Senate voted 75 to 1 on the night of Wednesday, 14 October, for an amendment that cuts the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours. The vote came weeks before the presidential runoff, where the measure is a central campaign issue.
- Oct 7
Augusto Cury, third in Brazil's first round, backs Flávio Bolsonaro for the October 25 runoff against Lula
Augusto Cury, who took 2.89% in the first round, will support Flávio Bolsonaro on eight conditions and without a government post. A Datafolha poll published the same day gives Bolsonaro 52% of valid votes to Lula's 48%.
- Oct 6
Slayyyter announces companion album Wor$t Man in America for December release
Slayyyter will release her nine-track album Wor$t Man in America on 4 December 2026 through RECORDS and Columbia Records, following the conclusion of her North American tour.
- Oct 4
Brazil votes in presidential election between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
Around 160 million Brazilians head to the polls to decide between incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative senator Flávio Bolsonaro as US officials monitor the vote.
- Oct 1
Kei Nishikori retires from professional tennis following Japan Open loss to Frances Tiafoe
Kei Nishikori ended his 19-year professional tennis career on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 first-round loss to world number eight Frances Tiafoe at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
- Sep 30
Extreme heat and pollution exposed 40% of world population to dangerous ground ozone in 2026, Copernicus finds
A report from the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service shows that extreme heat and emissions exposed nearly 40% of people globally to dangerous ground-level ozone during the first eight months of 2026.
- Sep 28
Tyler Loop hits 56-yard field goal as Ravens beat Cowboys 34-31 in Rio
Tyler Loop converted a 56-yard field goal as time expired to give Baltimore a 34-31 win over Dallas in front of 72,792 fans at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
- Sep 20
Brazil sweeps Argentina in straight sets to claim 34th South American volleyball title and 2028 Olympic spot
The Brazilian men's volleyball team defeated Argentina 3-0 at the Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro to win the 2026 South American Championship, finishing the tournament without dropping a set and booking a place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Sep 18
Brazilian police arrest suspected serial killer disguised in dress and wig in Paraiba
Civil police in Paraiba arrested 33-year-old Jorlan Lopes da Silva on 13 September 2026, linking him to 16 killings since May and investigating his claim of 80 lifetime victims.
- Aug 28
Germany retains men's hockey World Cup with 1-0 final victory over Spain
Michel Struthoff scored the only goal in the 44th minute in Wavre, Belgium, as Germany equalled Pakistan's record of four men's hockey World Cup titles.
- Aug 28
Netherlands Edge Belgium 1-0 in World Cup Semi-Final After Disallowed Late Equalizer
A Fréderique Matla strike sent the Netherlands into the World Cup final as Belgium had a late Famke Van Heel equalizer overturned by video review in Amstelveen.
- Aug 20
Benfica hosts Danish champion Aarhus in Lisbon for Europa League play-off first leg
Benfica welcomes Danish champion AGF Aarhus to the Estádio da Luz on Thursday for the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off, with new signing Alessandro Circati available and Fredrik Aursnes returning to the squad.
- Aug 19
Head-on collision between patient minibus and truck kills at least 21 in Brazil
A head-on collision between a patient transport minibus and a commercial truck on highway BR-373 in Paraná left at least 21 people dead and closed the route for seven hours.
- Aug 19
Brazilian actress Laura Cardoso dies at 98 after eight-decade career
Pioneering Brazilian actress Laura Cardoso died of natural causes at her home in São Paulo on 17 August 2026, concluding an acting career that spanned 82 years across radio, stage, cinema, and television.
- Aug 17
Shooting in Isla Cristina leaves three dead in escalation of Huelva family feud
Two hooded attackers opened fire with an assault rifle in Isla Cristina on Sunday night, killing three people and injuring two others in an alleged retaliation between local trafficking families.
- Aug 16
Bus overturns near Petrópolis killing at least 10 on Belo Horizonte-Copacabana route
A bus carrying 49 people from Belo Horizonte to Copacabana overturned in a mountainous area near Petrópolis early Sunday, killing at least 10 passengers including eight women and a child.
- Aug 16
Lula and Bolsonaro's son launch polarized Brazilian presidential campaigns
Brazil's presidential campaign officially opened on August 16 with incumbent Lula da Silva, 80, seeking a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, in a deeply polarized race ahead of the October 4 election.
- Aug 16
Hugo González takes silver and Laura Cabanes bronze as Spain ends European Championship swimming drought in Paris
Hugo González secured silver in the 200m individual medley with a Spanish record of 1:54.44, and Laura Cabanes took bronze in the 200m butterfly with a personal best of 2:07.21, as Spain claimed its first swimming medals at the European Championships in Paris on the final day.
- Aug 15
Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue inaugurated in Polish village of Konotopie
A 55.6-metre statue of the Virgin Mary, funded by billionaire Roman Karkosik, was inaugurated on 15 August in Konotopie, becoming Europe's tallest Mary monument amid divided public opinion in Poland.
- Aug 15
Shanghai Ranking 2026: Spain loses eight universities from the world's top 1,000, drops to 30
The 2026 Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), published on 15 August, places 30 Spanish universities among the world's top 1,000, down from 36 a year earlier. Eight institutions dropped out while only two entered, as Chinese campuses continued to gain ground.
