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1) The games
Author
Series
Private novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Two years ago Jack Morgan---the head of the renowned worldwide investigation firm Private--was in charge of security for the World Cup in Bazil. During the championship final, the action nearly spilled from the field into the stands. Fortunately, Jack and his team averted disaster on football's biggest stage. Now he has returned to Rio to secure the Olympics. But before the torch is lit, the threats come fast and furious as Jack discovers that someone...
2) Rio
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A comedy-adventure that centers on Blu, a flightless macaw who acts more human than bird. When Blu, the last of his kind, discovers there's another, and that she's a she, he embarks on an adventure to magical Rio. There he meets Jewel and a menagerie of vivid characters who help Blu fulfill his dream and learn to fly.
3) Revelations
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When one of the Gates of Hell is breached by Silver Bloods in Rio de Janeiro, the Blue Bloods need Schuyler Van Alen on their side, even though they question her blood legacy.
4) Grand slam
Publisher
Blue Underground
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Ten million dollars worth of diamonds are in a vault in Rio de Janeiro and a quiet schoolteacher has a meticulous plan to steal them during the city's carnival.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A troupe of entertainers is stranded in Rio. Songs include "The Carioca," "Orchids in the Moonlight," and the title song. Notable for a brilliantly photographed finale with chorus girls on the wings of flying airplanes, the movie was the musical that broke with the rather contrived Busby Berkeley production and moved toward a closer integration of musical and narrative elements. Astaire's dance numbers come not as interruptions but as extensions of...
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A tale of how crime affects the poor population of Rio de Janeiro. Though the narrative skips around in time, the main focus is on Cabeleira who formed a gang called the Tender Trio. He and his best friend, Bene, become crime lords over the course of a decade. When Bene is killed before he can retire, Little Ze attempts to take out his arch enemy, Sando Cenoura. But Sando and a young gangster named Manu form an alliance and begin a gang war with Little...
10) Central station
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Thrown together by his mother's death, a young boy and a retired school-teacher set out in search of his father in the remote northeastern region of Brazil.
11) Bus 174
Publisher
Hart Sharp Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
A powerful, award-winning examination of the tragic series of events that followed a desperate bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro in 2000 that turned deadly when a SWAT team took evasive action against the drug-addled hijacker.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Portuguese
Description
When Sylvia discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo to the station for questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with the beautiful young Rosa, whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping.
15) Favela rising
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Follows the reggae musical project begun in one of Rio de Janeiro's worst neighborhoods by Anderson Sá after seeing his friends and family living in a culture of endless violence.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Rio, Johannesburg, Caracas, Sao Paulo, Miami are some of the most dangerous cities in the world : drugs, kidnappings, homicides, rival gangs and corrupted police forces are the tough reality of these cities. The public life is almost paralyzed out of fear of being hit by a stray bullet or being kidnapped. How do people face their daily life? What are the measures of the local governments to fight against this shocking reality? This documentary collection...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Growing up in Damascus, the pool was Yusra Mardini's happy place. She learned to swim before she could walk. And with swimming came a dream--to compete in the Olympic games. But when war came to Syria, Yusra's home--and her pool--were no longer safe. Yusra and her sister set out on a harrowing journey, crossing the sea in search of safety. In the inspirational tale that follows, Yusra's courageous spirit shines. Crammed on a too-small refugee...
19) Usain Bolt
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to Usain Bolt, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his sprinting career."--
20) Simone Biles
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to Simone Biles, providing exciting details about her life and going deep inside the key moments of her gymnastics career."--
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