Rio de Janeiro
Business
Greek Shipping Companies Allegedly Involved in Brazilian Bribery Scandal
Brazilian authorities have accused ensnaring U.S. asphalt maker Sargeant Marine, six Greek shipping companies and a former Brazilian congressman in a wide-ranging graft probe.
Brazilian authorities said they were investigating allegations that Greek shipping companies paid bribes to obtain contracts from...
Crime
Greek Police Arrive in Rio to be Briefed on Ambassador’s Murder
A Greek mission including two officers of the Homicide Division of Greek police and the head of Interpol's office in Athens have arrived in Rio for formal investigation into the Greek ambassador's murder.
Ambassador of Greece to Brazil Kyriakos Amiridis,...
Greece
Greek Ambassador to Brazil Missing for 3 Days
Rio de Janeiro police say they are investigating the disappearance of Greece's ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday, the Associated Press says.
A police statement on Thursday says Kyriakos Amoiridis was last seen on Monday night, though it did not...
Greece
Ten Greek Athletes to Represent Greece in Rio Paralympics First Day
Ten athletes will represent Greece in the first day, Thursday, of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Chrysoula Antoniadou, Semicha Rizaoglou and Alexandra Stamatopoulou will represent the white and blue in 100m freestyle swimming.
Nikos Gonios, Dimitrios...
Greece
Olympic Games: Double Success for Greece in Rowing
Greek rowing athletes Aikaterini Nikolaidou and Sofia Asoumanaki are one of the teams that is most likely to win a place in the rowing finals at the Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro. The Greek team finished first in the...
Greece
Greek Team Schedule in 2016 Rio Olympics
Greece will lead the Parade of Nations in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday.
As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece will enter...
Greece
The Olympic Flame Arrives in Rio de Janeiro
The Olympic flame arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, August 3, after its 20,000 km tour around the world. The torch relay was completed in the presence of a large crowd that lined up to watch the...
Europe
Russians Extremely Disappointed Over Olympics Ban
Russia's track and field team has been banned from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The global body that governs track and field competition, the IAAF, announced Friday that it is continuing a ban on the Russian track athletes,...
Celebrities
Security Catches Doda Cheating on Athina Onassis
Billionairess Athina Onassis, aged 31, has kept her lips sealed concerning the cause of her marriage breakdown with Olympic medal-winning husband Alberto Affonso de Miranda Neto, otherwise known as "Doda." Daily Mail Online published exclusive reports that the decade-long...
Art
Sotiris Karamesinis Brings Greek Drama to Brazil
Residing in Rio de Janeiro since 2008, Greek theater director, Sotiris Karamesinis has managed to stage three Greek tragedies in Brazil and incorporate his own acting technique known as MUSA (musical system of acting), which he bases on the art...