Brazil

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Revellers fill Rio streets in unofficial street carnival

While the cities government official carnival only opens on January 12, carnival revellers attended more than 20 "blocos" or carnival street parties.

06/01/2020

Destinations

I visited an ecoresort helping to protect Brazil's biodiversity

In Bahia, Brazil the Tivoli Ecoresort is helping the local community to save their important environment.

14/12/2019

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Consumer mayhem as Brazilians hit the shops for Black Friday

Big-screen televisions were among the items that shoppers scrambled for.

29/11/2019

Sport

Brazilian Mikaili Sol wins Kiteboarding World Championships

Colombian Valentin Rodriguez and Brazilian Mikaili Sol soared to success in the freestyle Kiteboarding World Championships in Combuco on Saturday.

24/11/2019

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Brazil home made with of over 6,000 bottles

It takes a lot of bottle to build a house like this.

20/11/2019

Brazil

What's BRICS for and does it still make sense? Euronews answers

Presidents of the group of major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are meeting in Brazil’s capital this Wednesday for their 11th annual summit.

13/11/2019

Brazil

'I'm back,' ex-president Lula tells supporters after prison release

Lula's 45-minute speech to cheering supporters focused on defeating right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on and improving the economic conditions of the working class.

10/11/2019

Brazil

Brazilian ex-president released from prison

Lula had been favored to win the 2018 presidential election, but his conviction in a corruption investigation prohibited him from running.

08/11/2019

Brazil

Oil tanker owner denies causing massive spill off Brazil's coast

Delta Tankers said the Bouboulina left Venezuela in July, bound for Malaysia, and that the trip ended "uneventfully."

02/11/2019

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Petroleum sludge strikes popular tourist spot in Brazil

The thick petroleum sludge that has been mysteriously washing up on beaches in Brazil for more than a month struck the popular tourist spot of Porto de Galinhas in Pernambuco state

20/10/2019

Sport

Brazil Judo Grand Slam: Main focus was on Teddy Riner of France

King of the heavyweights, Riner took gold on the last day of the tournament in Brasilia.

09/10/2019

Sport

Brazil Judo Grand Slam: Brazil, Colombia, Japan and Russia excel

Experience won the day on day two in Brasilia

08/10/2019

Sport

The International Judo Federation world tour returns to Brazil

After a six-year absence, the IJF returns to one of the world's judo's powerhouses and the first day proves exciting.

07/10/2019

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Illusionists 'levitate' for over four hours in Brazil

Brazilian illusionists Henry Vargas and Klauss Duraes performed a stunt on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, drawing the attention of hundreds of people

28/09/2019

Brazil

Hundreds killedin Brazil's Amazon states over land says HRW report

Conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon have taken the lives of more than 300 people says new HRW report.

17/09/2019

Sport

Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion

Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion

11/09/2019

Brazil

Euroviews. Sens. Schatz and Murphy: Trump won't act on Brazil's forest fires. Congress will ǀ View

For President Donald Trump, maintaining his personal friendship with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — another right-wing leader with authoritarian tendencies — is seemingly more important than leading the charge against the disaster unfolding in Brazil.

06/09/2019

Brazil

Amazon fires in August triple compared to same month last year

So far this year nearly 94,000 fires have been observed across Brazil with the majority recorded in the Amazon.

04/09/2019

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Amazon wildfires spread, with 72,843 detected so far this year

Fires continue to consume the normally lush Amazon, killing animals and leading to respiratory illnesses according to the leader of an indigenous group in Rondonia state.

01/09/2019

Brazil

Bolsonaro will stop using 'French' Bic pens after Macron criticism

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he will stop using "French" pens from the brand Bic in light of criticism from President Emmanuel Macron concerning the Amazon wildfires.

31/08/2019

Brazil

Watch: Brazilian soldiers rescue animals from Amazon fires

The forest is home to 1,500 species of birds, 500 species of mammals and 550 of reptiles.

30/08/2019

Brazil

Brazil will accept aid money as long as it decides how it's used

Bolsonaro said Macron must apologise "before we talk or accept anything from France " but a spokesman later said Brazil would accept foreign aid.

27/08/2019

Brazil

How do you stop the Amazon wildfire? | Euronews Answers

How do you stop the Amazon wildfires?

26/08/2019

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro attacks Macron's wife in 'sexist' Facebook post

Brazil's President, his son and his agriculture minister attacked the French leader on social media over the weekend after Macron put the Amazon on the official G7 agenda.

26/08/2019

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'Bol$onaro is burning our future', say protesters in Rio de Janeiro

Thousands took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to demand that more be done to battle the wildfires in Brazil that have swept through parts of the Amazon region.

26/08/2019

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Firefighters tackle blaze in devastated Amazon rainforest

Tree trunk ashes are all that remain in this barren portion of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's state of Rondonia.

26/08/2019