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Netflix's 'Prayer for the Stolen': Childhood cartel tale set for Mexic

In her feature debut, documentary filmmaker Tatiana Huezo offers a harrowing tale of three girls growing up in a place terrorised by a Mexican drug gangs.

03/12/2021

Art

Meet the woman making hyper-realistic babies every week that never cry

This Brazilian artists says the dolls take a week to make and sell for €1,200 each.

24/11/2021

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Return of Rio rap a sign pandemic may be waning

This kind of battle was good news for the impoverished, sometimes violent Cidade de Deus favela in Rio de Janeiro: a rap duel in a local bar held for the first time since the pandemic hit early last year.

12/11/2021

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Brazil bids shocked goodbye to country star Mendonca

Thousands of people queue up outside the Goiania arena in the hometown of late Brazilian country music star Marilia Mendonca, to pay an emotional tribute to the beloved songstress of sorrow and strong women after she was killed in a plane crash at age 26

07/11/2021

Brazil

Brazilian pop singer Marília Mendonça dies in plane crash

Four other passengers also perished after the plane crashed between Mendonça's hometown of Goiania and Caratinga, a small city in Minas Gerais state.

06/11/2021

Earth News

Euroviews. Faces of COP26: Meet the Brazilian activist fighting for forests

'Nature is also a parent of me'. Gaby Baesse has spent their whole life standing up for the environment.

05/11/2021

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Widows of COVID-19 victims pay homage in Brazil

Dozens of widows who lost their partners to COVID-19 gathered in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Tuesday to commemorate the "Day of the Dead" and pay homage to their loved ones

03/11/2021

Brazil

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID handling

A Senate committee formally approved a report calling for prosecutors to try Bolsonaro on charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity.

27/10/2021

The Cube

Social media firms sanction Bolsonaro over COVID vaccine claims

YouTube said it had suspended the Brazilian President for one week, while Facebook and Instagram have removed his live broadcast from last week.

26/10/2021

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Brazil: a mural made with the ashes of the Amazon

Brazilian street artist Mundano painted a mural in Sao Paolo using ashes collected from the rainforest to raise awareness about climate change.

19/10/2021

Earth News

Snack attack: Is climate change going to kill your favourite food?

Prepare to say goodbye to crucial snacks and treats as the planet’s climate shifts in the coming years.

27/09/2021

Nature

Why does this tree need refugee status?

Indigenous activists delivered a tree to the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil on Tuesday, as it’s the first country in the world to ban deforestation.

22/09/2021

Climate

Stopping deforestation doesn't just save lives, it revives economies

New research has shown that deforestation isn’t just a problem for removing carbon from the atmosphere, it’s also fundamentally changing the climate crucial for Brazil’s agriculture to thrive.

16/09/2021

Brazil

Fake news fear as Bolsonaro bids to limit social media content removal

"What (Bolsonaro) wants is to prevent the disinformation and hate speech he and his supporters spread from continuing to be removed by platforms," said opposition politician Alessandro Molon.

07/09/2021

Travel News

How four footballers caused a global dispute over travel restrictions

Four members of the Argentinian national side, who all play for top-flight English sides, are at the centre of a travel scandal.

07/09/2021

Brazil

Brazilian football legend Pele feels well after colon tumor removed

Pele has been in hospital for six days with an undisclosed health issue, according to Brazilian media.

06/09/2021

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Indigenous rally ahead of Brazil land rights ruling

Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in Brasilia, ahead of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on land rights.

26/08/2021

Climate

Brazilian beach resort slipping under the water due to human action

The resort, northeast of Rio de Janeiro, is being slowly swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean.

23/08/2021

Brazil

Brazilian leader accused of genocide at International Criminal Court

Indigenous people in Brazil have filed a complaint against far-right president Jair Bolsonaro at the International Criminal Court at the Hague. Tribes say his negligence led to at least 1,160 deaths.

12/08/2021

Destinations

This tropical landscape garden in Brazil has just won a major accolade

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx has been named the latest UNESCO World Heritage site in Brazil.

01/08/2021

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Rare snowfall in Brazil after southern cold snap

A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil on Wednesday night. More than 30 cities in Rio Grande do Sul state registered the phenomenon, according to weather forecast company Somar Metereologia

29/07/2021

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital over persistent hiccups

Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign which caused intestinal damage and serious internal bleeding and the president has gone through several surgeries since, some unrelated to the attack.

15/07/2021

World

Brazil's 2022 vote is between 'fascism and democracy', Lula warns

Lula, 75, led the Latin American country between 2003 and 2010 and is now considering mounting a challenge to Bolsonaro for a third and final term after his corruption convictions were overturned.

09/07/2021

Brazil

Protests against Bolsonaro held across Brazil after court decision

Demonstrators gathered by the thousands in more than 40 cities to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment or greater access to vaccines against COVID-19.

04/07/2021

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Brazilians protest against Bolsonaro over Covid-19 situation

Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left over half a million dead in the country.

03/07/2021

Brazil

Brazil court approves investigation into Bolsonaro over vaccine deal

Prosecutors will investigate whether Brazil's president committed the crime of “prevarication" by not reporting a complaint to the federal police.

03/07/2021