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Sky-high dining Brazilian style

There's a new spin on the traditional summer barbecue after a group of Brazilians took a national pastime to dizzying heights and tried to bag a new world record into the bargain.

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Brazilian judge freezes ex-president Lula's assets following conviction

The assets of former Brazilian president Lula has had his assets frozen following his corruption conviction

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Temer looks to avoid Supreme Court corruption trial after congressional committee vote

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Lula conviction divides Brazil

Brazil divided over Lula conviction - supporters say verdict is politically motivated

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Brazil's former president Lula given jail term for corruption

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Brazil's corruption crisis deepens as Temer ally arrested

Brazil police arrest ally of President Temer in corruption probe

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Brazil: unions strike as political crisis deepens

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Brazil's president charged with bribery

Brazil's top federal prosecutor has charged President Michel Temer with taking multimillion-dollar bribes.

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Brazil: Ex-finance minister jailed for 12 years

Former Brazilian finance minister, Antonio Palocci and one-time right-hand-man of Presidents Lula and Rousseff is jailed for 12 years in 'Operation Car Wash'

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Brazil: car ploughs into Sao Paulo skateborders

Car deliberately drives into skateboarders in Sao Paulo

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Dance demonstration: Brazilians samba to protest against funding cuts

Sashaying through the streets, Brazilians danced the samba to demonstrate against Carnival funding cuts.

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Surfer's close encounter with a fridge prompts pollution plea

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Brazilian President Michel Temer acquitted of illegal campaign funding

A close vote in Brazil's Superior Electoral Court finds Temer not guilty of receiving illegal campaign funds during 2014 presidential election

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Brazil emerges from recession

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Brazil's musical protest

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Anti-Temer protest turns violent in Brasilia

The army was deployed after a government ministry was set alight in the worst anti-government violence in Brasilia for four years.

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Crackdown in crackland

Brazilian riot police arrested 34 in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday (May 21) in the downtown Sao Paulo neighbourhood known as Cracolandia (Crackland), a notorious zone where crack cocaine users and addicts

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Brazil's Temer accused of corruption and obstruction of justice

Brazil’s president Michel Temer is being accused of corruption and the obstruction of justice by the country’s top prosecutor.

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'I won't resign' - Brazil's president vows to fight hush money claims

Brazilian President Michel Temer says he will fight allegations that he endorsed the paying of hush money to an ex-lawmaker jailed for corruption.

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Brazilian shares tumble on fears president could be ousted

Brazil's Bovespa index fell 10 percent on a report President Michel Temer condoned an attempt to silence a potential witness in a corruption probe.