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Salete Martins, a tour guide in the Santa Marta favela, stands in front of the Michael Jackson statue. She says tourists aren't coming because consulates told their citizens to stay away from favelas.

In Rio's Favelas, Hoped-For Benefits From Olympics Have Yet To Materialize

7:50pm August 11, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Expectations were high, but for Rio's poorest, the games are coming up short. "Who is enjoying the games?" asks one man. "Not the poor. It's only for the tourists." But even tourists are staying away.

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American Investments Help Reduce Violence In Honduras

6:46pm August 11, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Sonia Nazario about her article in The New York Times, which examines a U.S.-funded program that is reducing violence in some parts of Honduras.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in February 2015.

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Ecuador Says Swedish Prosecutors To Question Assange 'In The Coming Weeks'

7:47am August 11, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

In a potential breakthrough to the long-running standoff, Ecuador says it will set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside its embassy in London.

The Christ the Redeemer statue stands in the mist above Summer Olympics host city Rio de Janeiro last month.

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'At Least It Works': Our Unique Shower In Rio Becomes A Hit Online

7:45pm August 10, 2016

by Bill Chappell

This shower might be crazy; it might have no conception of how a normal shower is supposed to behave. But it's also the punchline to a story that took months to tell.

Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, in January.

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Brazil's Senate Votes To Hold Impeachment Trial For Dilma Rousseff

11:05am August 10, 2016

Rousseff, who was formally suspended as president in May, will now face a trial in the Senate over alleged fiscal mismanagement. She has repeatedly denied the accusations.

A protester receives medical attention after tear gas was used during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.

Controversy Grows In Rio Over Political Protests During Olympics

4:11pm August 09, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Brazil is in the midst of a political crisis, but protests at Olympic venues have been shut down. The government is expected to appeal a judge's ruling that it is illegal to remove protesters.

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Crowd Boos Russian Swimmer Caught Up In Doping Scandal

7:01am August 09, 2016

by Tom Goldman

The Russian athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics have made strong showings in men's gymnastics and women's swimming. But fallout from an earlier doping scandal taints any accomplishments.

'Brazillionaires' Tracks An Economic Collapse Through The Eyes Of The Rich

6:21pm August 08, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Alex Cuadros about his book, Brazillionaires: Wealth, Power, Decadence, and Hope in an American Country.

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An installation in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay announces Olympic swimming. Built about an hour's drive from the aquatic center, it sits in water along the roadway between Copacabana Beach and Rio's revamped port district.

Where The Locals Go: Visiting The Olympic Park Made For Brazilians

1:28pm August 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

After the Olympic flame was lit in Maracana, it was moved to a historic district in the heart of Rio. It burns there now, and it's attracting thousands of people.

A photo shows the community of Coscomatepec, Veracruz, in eastern Mexico on Saturday. Homes were buried by landslides following heavy rains from Earl, which reached Mexican territory on Thursday as a tropical storm.

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Storm-Triggered Mudslides Kill Dozens Of People In Mexico Over The Weekend

1:11pm August 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hurricane Earl had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit southern Mexico, but heavy rains prompted mudslides that killed at least 39 people.