RIO DE JANEIRO -- More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro's international airport before dawn Sunday in the latest security ...

Rio de Janeiro gears up to host the 2016 Olympics amid increasing concerns over police brutality and the officers’ ability, and desire, to keep people safe.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Workers at Rio de Janeiro's two airports declared a partial work stoppage beginning at midnight Wednesday, on the eve of the opening match of the World Cup.

The airport’s new $560 million South Pier has 26 jetways, including three that are big enough to handle Airbus A380s, the world’s largest passenger plane.

Adding Rio De Janeiro as the third Star Alliance lounge to offer paid access is in line with this. Now, more passengers can relax and indulge in this beautiful space before a flight.

Brazil's Odebrecht and Singapore's Changi won the right to operate the Rio de Janeiro airport, Galeao. Brazil's CCR SA and its Swiss and German partners will operate the Belo Horizonte airport.

Rio de Janeiro gears up to host the 2016 Olympics amid increasing concerns over police brutality and the officers’ ability, and desire, to keep people safe.