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Face masks put on Rio de Janeiro's statues in bid to stop COVID-19

It's part of an attempt to get people to wear face masks and stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Brazil firefighter lifts spirits through music during the lockdown

Brazilians won't want lockdown to stop at this rate.

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Bolsonaro busy market videos removed amid coronavirus pandemic

Brazil's president has campaigned to keep the country's economy afloat during the spread of COVID-19.

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Deadly floods leave path of destruction in Rio de Janeiro

At least four people have died and hundreds affected by heavy rains that have been lashing Rio de Janeiro since Saturday, causing severe floods.

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Samba schools show their talents at Rio Carnival parade

It is the first of a two-night competition in which dancers, musicians and artists go to the Marquês de Sapucai Sambadrome.

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Brazil revellers get muddy at 'Bloco da Lama' carnival party

Revellers apply mud on their body and dance in smoke in mud carnival party "Bloco da Lama" near Rio de Janeiro.

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Sao Paulo hit with floods and mudslides after heavy downpours

Floods have hit in Brazil's most populous city.

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Brazil: Heavy rains cause floods and mudslide in Sao Paulo

Local television stations showed cars covered by water, flooded streets, and kilometres of traffic jams in Sao Paulo in what some called a "chaotic" day.

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Death toll from intense storms and flooding in Brazil rises to 44

The torrential rain — the worst since records were first kept 110 years ago — has eased but the risk of landslides continues in Belo Horizonte.

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Anger as Brazil's culture chief borrows from Nazi Joseph Goebbels

Brazil's culture minister spoke about national art in a speech that closely resembled that of Hilter's propaganda chief.

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Thousands of tattoo enthusiasts attend Rio de Janeiro artist event

The organisers expect about 25,000 people to participate in Rio de Janeiro's Tattoo Week this year.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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.

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Amazon 'Forest Guardian' shot in the head by illegal loggers

In an ambush on the Arariboia reservation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Paulino Guajajara was shot dead while one other was injured, according to a statement from Guajajara tribe leaders.

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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."

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