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Brazil: Flamengo fire death victims all teenagers

Fire swept through an unlicensed lodging at the training center of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo on Friday, killing 10 members of the club’s youth team and injuring three more, one of them seriously.

09/02/2019

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Fire at Flamengo football centre in Rio kills 10

A fire at the Flamengo football club in Brazil has killed 10 people.

08/02/2019

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Video captures moment of Brazil dam collapse

A video released on Friday shows the exact moment a deadly dam burst in Brazil on January 25.

03/02/2019

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Beyond Brazil’s well-trodden backpacker trail

We toured Ceará: Brazil’s Eco Paradise

01/02/2019

Brazil

Brazil: Authorities end evacuation, second dam no longer at risk

At least 37 people have died in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais after a dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine, according to the local mayor.

25/01/2019

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Rio zoo residents try to stay fresh during heatwave

Rio zoo animals cool off with ice in soaring heat

15/01/2019

Brazil

Brazilian government mistakes Orban for Pompeo on Twitter

The Brazilian government's Twitter account mistakenly labelled Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as US Secretary Mike Pompeo in a picture posted during the new Brazilian president's inauguration

03/01/2019

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Brazil's Bolsonaro strips agency of power to mark out indigenous lands

New Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued an executive order on Wednesday making the Agriculture Ministry responsible for deciding on lands claimed by indigenous peoples. The move unsettled native peoples rights groups.

03/01/2019

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Brazil: Bolsonaro takes power and proclaims liberation from socialism

Brazil's newly inaugurated far-right President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the nation on Tuesday.

02/01/2019

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Watch again: Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's new president

Re-watch Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration as the new president of Brazil.

01/01/2019

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Rio's Santa Claus school graduates celebrate with a beard trim

Santa Claus impersonators gather in Rio de Janeiro

27/12/2018

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The most beautiful library in the world?

Historic library weaves 'Harry Potter'-style tourist magic in Rio

24/12/2018

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Brazil: Has the heat killed off thousands of fish in Rio?

The climatic phenomenon El Niño promotes high temperatures in southeastern Brazil, which blocks cold fronts and causes the coastal waters of Rio de Janeiro to become stagnant.

22/12/2018

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Huge fire ravages 600 homes in Brazil's Amazon

A huge fire blazed through 600 wooden homes built on stilts next to a river in Brazil's Amazon region overnight, decimating a poor area of the city of Manaus.

19/12/2018

Brazil

Police question Brazilian faith healer over sex abuse claims

A Brazilian faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women has handed himself in to police. Brazilian faith healer Joao Teixeira de Faria turns himself into police to face sex abuse charges. He denies the claims made by more than 300 women.

17/12/2018

Brazil

Same sex couples rush to marry before Bolsonaro takes power in Brazil

Mass wedding in Sao Paulo comes amid fears that President-elect may restrict gay marriage.

16/12/2018

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Brazil to extradite Italian citizen convicted of murder in the 70s

Cesare Battisti escaped from an Italian jail whilst serving life sentences in 1981.

15/12/2018

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Arrest of Italian fugitive Battisti ordered by Brazilian judge

A judge from the Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Italian former left-wing guerrilla Cesare Battisti, opening the way for his extradition, according to reports.

14/12/2018

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Thousands gather in Sao Paulo for Comic Con event

Thousands of fans gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil to view the latest comics, video games, toys, anime movies and television shows. Fans met with artists during the four-day CCXP event, held since 2014, including stars from HBO's hit series 'Game of Thrones.'

07/12/2018

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'World first' as baby born via womb transplant from dead donor

A woman has given birth to a baby girl after she received a womb transplant from a deceased donor, in the first successful case of its kind.

05/12/2018

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Floating Christmas tree lights up Rio de Janeiro's night sky

Floating Christmas tree lights up Rio de Janeiro's night sky

04/12/2018

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Brazil, Mexico to work together to rebuild devastated Rio museum

Brazil's National Museum was destroyed by a massive blaze in September.

02/12/2018

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Brazil: Deforestation in Amazon rainforest reaches new high

Deforestation in Brazil has reached a new high, shows new data released by the government earlier this week. The deforested space in the last year is close to five times the size of London.

28/11/2018

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Luiz Felipe Scolari soaked by Palmeiras squad after title win

Luiz Felipe Scolari soaked by Palmeiras squad at news conference after title win

27/11/2018

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Mudslide near Rio de Janeiro kills 10, injures 11

Ten people were killed and 11 injured in a mudslide near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, Brazilian authorities said.

11/11/2018

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Brazilian soccer league takes on homophobia

Brazilian soccer league takes on homophobia

04/11/2018