Rio De Janeiro
Brazil museum fire: Millions of artefacts destroyed in blaze
A large chunk of Brazil's history has gone up in smoke. Yesterday a huge fire ripped through the country's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. Most of the building has been destroyed along with two… Audio
Rio 2016 Olympic chief arrested amid bribery probe
The president of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games has been arrested over bribery allegations. Carlos Nuzman, who heads the Brazilian Olympic Committee, is suspected of paying bribes to secure the… Audio
Brazilian Stars at the Olympics
After viewing the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, William Dart checks out the great Brazilian musicians featured there: Paulinho da Viola, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Elza Soares. Audio
Bugs, guns, sewage stand between NZ athletes, Rio success
Zika, superbugs, sewage and security concerns all stand in the way of success for New Zealand athletes at the Rio Olympics ... and that's even before they have got to the start line. Our Sports editor… Audio
South America Correspondent - Donna Bowater
Rio is broke.. what does that mean for Olympics? And the suspension of Rio's drug testing lab's license six weeks out from the Rio Games. Audio
Rio de Janeiro declares 'public calamity' over finances
The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency less than 50 days before the Olympics.
Brazil arrests billionaire in Petrobras probe
One of Brazil's richest businessmen and a top senator have been arrested as part of a sweeping corruption probe into state oil giant Petrobras.
Thousands take part in Rio Carnival
Five flamboyant days of Carnival partying on the streets of Rio de Janeiro have just ended. Audio
Sorceress
Isaac Aesili is a career musician originally from Christchurch, who's deeply embedded in the local soul scene, playing percussion, trumpet and singing for a wide range acts including Eru Dangerspiel… Audio