Tourist Dies in Paragliding Accident: Daily
Police are investigating the death of a tourist who was killed on Sunday when she fell from an airborne paraglider...
March 27, 2012Topic
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Brazilian Killed by Police in Sydney: Daily
A 21 year-old Brazilian man, Roberto Laudisio Curti, was killed by police in Sydney, Australia, in the early hours of...
March 22, 2012
Industry Struggles as Brazil Economy Slows
Employment and production statistics indicate a significant slump in Brazil’s industry sector (which accounts for 26.9 percent of GDP) in...
March 20, 2012
Rio Prepares for the UN Rio+20 Conference
Rio is gearing up for Rio+20, and Conference Secretary-General, Sha Zukang was in Brazil to discuss the logistics with Environment...
March 20, 2012
Increased Police Presence in Rocinha: Daily
Policing has increased in the Rocinha favela of Rio following the discovery of three male bodies in the early hours...
March 20, 2012
New Chevron Oil Leak in Brazil: Daily
The Brazilian branch of U.S. oil company, Chevron, announced yesterday that they had identified a new oil leak in their...
March 16, 2012
Party Politics Brings Shift in Congress: Daily
Brazil changed Romero Jucá and Cândido Vaccarezza, for Eduardo Braga and Arlindo Chinaglia, as leaders of the Senate and the...
March 15, 2012
Brazil May Face National Teacher Strike
Public school teachers in the Federal District (DF) went on strike on Monday as fore-warning of a national teachers strike...
March 13, 2012
International Women’s Day for Brazil: Daily
International Day of the Woman yesterday prompted a re-examination of the role of women in power in Brazil.
March 9, 2012