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Latest Sport news — Rio de Janeiro

All sport stories from Rio de Janeiro.

From the Favela to the Field: Rio's Clubs Are Building More Than Champions

Across the Zona Norte and the Baixada Fluminense, grassroots football and community sport programs are pulling thousands of young Cariocas off the streets and onto something bigger.

Sport4 July 20263 min read

Rio's Sports Infrastructure Faces a Decade of Reckoning

Ten years after the Olympic Games transformed Barra da Tijuca, the city's sporting venues are at a crossroads — some thriving, others decaying, and a major renovation push now under way.