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Confeitaria Colombo opened in 1894 and fitted itself out like a Parisian tea room transplanted to the tropics - Belgian mirrors, Italian marble, a jacaranda counter and a stained-glass skylight over the hall. It became the meeting room of Rio's belle epoque and is now listed as heritage.

Keppel Shipyard converted the VLCC Maersk Nova into the Maersk Peregrino FPSO, and the converted supertanker began pumping oil at the Peregrino field 85km off Rio de Janeiro in April 2011.

The 10th FIFA Women's World Cup is the first held in South America, played across eight stadiums in eight Brazilian cities including the Maracanã. Spain are the defending champions, and it is the last edition contested by 32 teams before the expansion to 48 in 2031.