Rappler's latest stories on Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Party's over: Rio reels from deadly disasters
The havoc caused by the unusually heavy downpour is amplified by rampant construction in neighborhoods controlled by heavily-armed gangs and militias
Violence mars Brazil's anti-austerity general strike
The ugly scenes come at the close of a day in which unions and leftwing groups managed to paralyze much of Brazil in protest at the reforms especially a steep cut to the generous pension system
Rio Paralympics end with music – and relief
The famous Maracana football stadium was packed with the Paralympians themselves seated across the field as proceedings kicked off with fireworks
Rio Paralympics stages final show in shadow of tragedy
At the closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro s Maracana football stadium Brazilian officials ware officially to hand over to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Rio Paralympics: 5 highlights to remember
From victories to controversy here are highlights of the first Games ever held in South America
Paralympians, poor Rio kids teach each other about overcoming limits
Meeting about 30 young judo students in rough edged Rocinha is a distinct reality check for the French
Paralympics: Reprimand for new protest by Ethiopian runner
The International Paralympic Committee sternly rebukes Tamiru Demisse 22 for making a political statement at the Games
On horseback, disabled Paralympians find 'freedom'
Riders talked about two distinct realities: one is being on the ground trapped in a crippled body The other is being in the saddle gifted with all the strength of a large beautiful animal
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Hidilyn Diaz, other ASEAN Olympic medalists get free AirAsia flights
The 18 Olympic medalists from Southeast Asian countries will get free flights from AirAsia either for life gold for the next 5 years silver or for 3 years bronze
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games
After stepping off a plane from the Brazilian host city Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike carries the flag at a ceremony at the city s Haneda airport
Ethiopia pledges safe return for protest runner
Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms as he finished the marathon in protest against the Ethiopian government s crackdown on political dissent
PH looks to improve at Tokyo 2020 as Rio Games close
Chef de mission Jose Romasanta gives an assessment of the Philippines Olympic participation calling it a good run
The Olympics are over for Brazil – was it worth it?
How did Rio de Janeiro and the country as a whole come out in the end?
Olympics: Athletics nervously enters post-Bolt world
Usain Bolt has consistently been a beacon for clean athletes amid doping and corruption scandals
Veterans rule in USA's run to Olympic basketball gold
Carmelo Anthony 32 brings the experience and Kevin Durant 27 the scoring as the USA capped its 2016 Olympic run by mauling Serbia
Boxing on brink after Rio Olympics judging controversies
The Games would not be complete without boxing controversy of one kind or another
Groundbreaking Olympics for women in Rio
Of the 11 444 athletes in Rio 45 – 5 175 – were women slightly higher than in London 2012
Let's make Tokyo best Olympics ever, says PM Abe
The Japanese Prime Minister meets with the country s Olympic medalists and urges them to make Tokyo 2020 the best ever Olympics
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Olympic road ends for Eric Cray in 400m hurdles semis
Cray fails to qualify for the final after coming up 7th in the first semifinal heat with a time of 49 37 seconds
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PH Olympic bet Eric Cray advances to 400m hurdles semifinals
The 27 year old finishes third in heat 4 of round 1 of competition with a time of 49 05 seconds
PH's Mary Joy Tabal finishes Olympic women's marathon in 124th place
The Cebu native is unable to meet her target finishing time in her first Olympic women s marathon
Kenya's Sumgong wins Rio Olympics women's marathon
Jemima Sumgong times 2 hours 24 minutes and 4 seconds for Kenya s first ever women s marathon gold over the 42km course
Mayweather turns up at Rio Olympics boxing – only to watch
The former world champion makes a surprise appearance in Rio de Janeiro in the afternoon boxing session a pair of headphones planted in his ears
Tearful Monica Puig wins Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold
Before the tennis player s golden breakthrough Puerto Rico had won just 8 Olympic medals two silver and 6 bronze Six of that total had come in boxing
Olympics: Neymar takes Brazil closer to Germany World Cup rematch
Brazil sets up a semifinal meeting with Honduras and is on course for a mouthwatering World Cup rematch with Germany in the final
Argentina wins Brazil clash in double OT, Spain stays alive
Decades of football rivalry spice any Argentine Brazil matchup but no incidents are reported
Olympics: Bronze for hijab-wearing US fencer Muhammad
The 30 year old from New Jersey the first US Olympian to wear a hijab during competition comes away with a bronze medal in the women s team sabre event
PH long jumper Torres-Sunang takes cue from silver medalist Diaz
Marestella Torres Sunang like Hidilyn Diaz is in her third Olympics She s hoping the third time is the charm for her as well
French swimmer slams China's champion Sun over doping scandal
Camille Lacourt who came fifth in the 100m backstroke final just after Sun Yang s triumph says swimming was becoming like athletics with two or 3 doped in each final
Michael Phelps says dopers shouldn't be allowed to compete
Phelps says it breaks my heart after controversy over athletes who have previously failed drugs tests broke out at the Rio swimming competition
NBA star Paul George will visit French gymnast with broken leg
After going through a similar broken leg injury in 2014 George wants to pass along the lessons he learned from his experience to the gymnast
Meet Alfonsito Aldanete, the weightlifting coach who helped Diaz win silver
Alfonsito Aldanete the Philippine team s Olympic weightlifting coach once aspired to be a boxer Now he s molding the next generation of PH lifters
After Rio loss, PH weightlifter Colonia looks ahead to Tokyo 2020
The first time Olympian is already setting his sights on the next Olympics 4 years from now in Tokyo
PH weightlifter Nestor Colonia shuts down basher on Facebook
Filipino Olympian Nestor Colonia slays in the comments section in response to criticism
WATCH: Hidilyn Diaz eats pizza after winning Olympic silver
Diaz indulges herself in pizza and adobo after her Olympic success
PH weightlifter Nestor Colonia falls short of Olympic medal
Colonia does not register a successful lift in the clean and jerk as he drops out of competition
IN PHOTOS: Silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz's historic Olympic moment
Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz proudly climbs the Olympic podium to receive her silver medal
Hidilyn Diaz nabs silver, first PH Olympic medal in 20 years
2nd UPDATE Hidilyn Diaz becomes the first female athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines
PH swimmer Jessie Lacuna bows out of Rio Olympics
3rd UPDATE The 23 year old Lacuna finished 6th in the second heat of 7 swimmers with a time of 4:01 70 with a final ranking of 46th out of 50
Olympics: Russian doping ban appeals rejected
Daniil Andrienko and 16 other rowers lodge a case against the World Rowing Federation and International Olympic Committee IOC
Doping for gold, Olympians ignore health risks
As revelations of Russian doping have shown going into the Rio Olympics top level competitors are willing to take almost any concoction to go faster higher stronger despite risks to body mind and reputation
Neymar tasked with delivering Brazil's elusive gold
Olympic gold is the only international title to elude Brazil in an illustrious history that has seen A Selecao win 5 World Cups
Tennis battles to save image after Olympic pullouts
Tennis players have withdrawn due to injury – most notably 17 time major champion Roger Federer – scheduling fears and worries over the Zika virus
US NBA stars, women chase more history in Rio
The US Olympic men s team is seeking a third consecutive gold medal while the women s team is out for a 6th gold and extending its 41 game win streak
A look back at 8 landmark moments from the Olympics
Key Olympic moments to look back on ahead of the Rio Games
Muslim fencer pierces bigotry in Olympic first
Ibtihaj Muhammad will become the first American athlete to compete at the Olympics wearing a hijab
Olympics: Sri Lanka sprint star bitter after state neglect
From Sri Lanka s first woman Olympic medalist to a struggling single mother with only bitterness towards her home country
