Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Brasilia, Brazil (AHN) - The Brazilian army is ending a nine-day occupation of slums in Rio de Janeiro after a cache of weapons was stolen from an Army base. A force of over 1,500 troops, accompanied by helicopters and tanks, spent a little over a week in...

The Brazilian army ends an operation in slums in Rio aimed at finding weapons stolen from an army base.

AP - Army troops withdrew from Rio's most notorious shantytowns Monday, ending a 10-day operation that used tanks and helicopters in a failed effort to recover weapons stolen from a barracks.

AP - Army troops backed by tanks invaded a hillside slum, raising to nine the number of shantytowns across Rio de Janeiro occupied in recent days in a search for weapons stolen from an army barracks, police said Tuesday.

AP - Army troops backed by tanks invaded a hillside slum, raising to nine the number of shantytowns across Rio de Janeiro occupied in recent days in a search for rifles stolen from an army barracks, police said Tuesday.

Priceless artefacts are stolen from a Rio de Janeiro museum in the city's second art heist in 10 days.

Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) – Rio Ferdinand admits he needs to improve his performance, following his disappointing turn during England’s 2-1 friendly victory over Uruguay. He states, "I didn't feel I played well. Sometimes you have to...

Reuters - One of four paintings by European masters stolen last week from a Rio de Janeiro museum was put up for sale on an Internet auction site for $13 million, Brazil's federal police said on Thursday.

Reuters - Breathtaking views high above Rio de Janeiro's beaches and mountains can be yours for just a few dollars a day -- if you skip pricey hotels and sleep in a slum.

AP - A samba group backed by Venezuelan oil money was declared carnival champion Wednesday.

Brazil's famous Rio carnival closes with a samba group funded by Venezuela winning the samba prize.

AP - The crowds were small and the costumes wickedly satirical as Mardi Gras reached its boozy climax Tuesday in this hurricane-buckled city that could use a few laughs.

AP - Thousands of plumed dancers kicked off a second night of parading Monday in Rio's pre-Lenten carnival. The Porto da Pedra group opened the festivities with 3,720 dancers who delighted the 70,000 people packed into the Sambadrome stadium.

A Brazilian museum offers a $5,000 reward for the return of paintings stolen during Rio de Janeiro's carnival.

AP - The samba group Salgueiro kicked off this year's Carnival parade in a hail of fireworks on Sunday, driving out the last strains of rock 'n' roll in this city still reeling from a free Rolling Stones show.

Denise Royal - All Headline News Staff Writer Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AHN) - Four armed men stole several famous paintings on Friday, including a Picasso and a Monet, from a Rio de Janeiro museum and then slipped away in a crowd of Carnival revelers. The thieves stole Pablo Picasso's "The...

Denise Royal - All Headline News Staff Writer Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AHN) - Four armed men stole several famous paintings on Friday, including a Picasso and a Monet, from a Rio de Janeiro museum and then slipped away in a crowd of Carnival revelers. The thieves stole Pablo Picasso's "The...

AP - Taking advantage of the chaos of a Carnival parade, thieves slipped into an art museum and stole paintings valued at tens of millions of dollars, even stripping visitors of cell phones, digital cameras and wallets before fleeing.

AFP - A spectacular robbery of art works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Dali marred the start of the Rio carnival, which saw a slimmer than usual King Momo kick off festivities to feverish samba rhythms.

Gunmen take advantage of carnival commotion in Rio to steal works by Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Monet.