Fans get ready for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Star Wars fans around the world geared up for the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
Rio de Janeiro
Baltimore neighborhoods
Baltimore street photographers
Year in review
Freddie Gray: protests, aftermath
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A. Aubrey Bodine
Viewing Baltimore from above
Protesting Brazil mining operation after muddy waste levels village
The bursting of two dams at the Samarco mining operation, jointly owned by Vale and BHP Billiton, unleashed a flood of muddy waste which mostly leveled a village in Minas Gerais state. The massive mudflow left 10 people dead and an environmental aftermath polluting downstream waters.
World Olympic Qualification triathlon in Rio de Janeiro
Triathletes compete during the men’s and women’s triathlon ITU World Olympic Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. The World Olympic Qualification is a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
2015 Oi Rio Pro World Surf League competition
Surfers from around the world compete in the 2015 Oi Rio Pro World Surf League competition at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A Grextension, rainy golf in Florida, bubbles in Brazil | Feb. 27
The day in photos from around the world.
Brazil’s ‘Bloco da Lama’ mud carnival
“Bloco da Lama,” a mud carnival in Paraty, about 250km south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was started in 1986 by two teenagers playing with mud.
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Gearing up for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Preparations and pre-celebrations have begun in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for Carnival. The annual festival runs this year February 13 through February 17.
Ziggy Stardust in Berlin, an art opening and a case closing in Switzerland | May 16
Some of David Bowie’s famous costumes are on display in today’s photo brief, along with a Swiss tax dodge, a Mediterranean hunger strike and other news scenes from around the world.
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Garbage strike after Rio Carnival leaves trash piled high
A garbage strike in Rio de Janeiro after Carnival left trash piled high and a stink filling the air.
The week ahead: February 24 to March 2
A look at what’s coming up on the East Coast and around the world. This week, that includes a wind conference in Massachusetts, one of the final notes in Vienna’s ball season and the end of the show for a big, golden bear.