American Strangled to Death in Rio: Daily
Victoria Tcaciuc, a contractor for the U.S. Department of State has been strangled to death in a Centro, Rio hotel...
March 1, 2013Topic
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Deadly Fire May Bring Regulation Change
A nightclub fire that claimed the lives of 234 people in Santa Maria has sparked an urgent investigation into whether...
January 29, 2013
Arrests Follow Tragic Nightclub Fire: Daily
Arrests have been ordered on four people after a major fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do...
January 28, 2013
Artist Jorge Selarón Found Dead: Daily
The body of Chilean artist and painter Jorge Selarón was found yesterday morning on the Santa Teresa staircase, the landmark...
January 11, 2013
Woman Killed in Festival Accident: Daily
A woman was crushed to death by an aluminum structure during a rural festival this Saturday, November 24 at Marina...
November 25, 2012
Protests After Girl Dies in Favela Operation
An eleven-year-old girl was killed last week in a police operation targeting drug traffickers in the Quitanda favela in Zona...
July 31, 2012
21% Drop in Brazil Maternal Mortality: Daily
Brazil has revealed a drop of 21 percent in maternal deaths in 2011, and has credited the Rede Cegonha (Stork...
May 26, 2012
Brazil Mourns Journalist, Fourth in 2012
The death of reporter Décio Sá, killed last week in Maranhão state, north-east Brazil, brings the number of journalists murdered...
May 1, 2012
Police Corporal Killed in Rocinha: Daily
Wednesday morning, Corporal Rodrigo Alves Cavalcante, a Military Police officer with the Batalhão de Choque (Shock Batalion), was shot and...
April 5, 2012