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In the previous article, I mentioned the massacre of Carandiru as the apex of a police strategy that is still followed by many states in Brazil (first kill, them ask for a name). Actually, I don’t know to say whether it was a strategy or not, as a...
A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.
Colombian drug lord Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia was extradited to the United States on Friday to face racketeering charges, a year after he was captured in a luxurious hide-out on the outskirts of South America’s largest city.
Brazilian police say they’ve found a stolen Picasso print, the last of four artworks to be recovered following a museum heist in June.
Brazilian composer and singer Dorival Caymmi, who catapulted to fame when Carmen Miranda performed one of his songs in 1938, died Saturday. He was 94.
Police say they have arrested two men for hiring a gunman dressed as Santa Claus to shoot one of the men’s illegitimate daughters.
Brazilian police say they’ve recovered two stolen paintings but have yet to find a missing Picasso from a Sao Paulo art museum heist in June.
Brazilian mining company Vale has placed a US$1.6 billion order for 12 huge iron ore carriers from China’s Rongsheng shipbuilder, and the vessels will be the biggest of their kind in the world, Vale said Sunday.
Officials say a bomb has exploded outside a maximum security penitentiary in southeastern Brazil and opened a hole in one of the prison walls.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said Thursday that profits more than doubled in the second quarter, driven by strong sales of midsize commercial jets and the company’s new, popular executive jets.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer says profits more than doubled in the second quarter, driven by strong sales of midsize commercial jets and its new, popular executive jets.
The contemporary and non-conformist interior & exterior designs are setting new milestones in the history of architecture. See for instance this brilliantly designed masterpiece. Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Hotel Unique is a magnet to many eyes...
A land of soccer and samba, Brazil was struggling to reduce its huge income and social gap until now. A recent study has revealed that the largest South American nation is one of the very few developing nations to have been able to reduce its economic...
If you have been wondering what people in South America eat, take a wild guess. Their primary food is pizza! Pizza forms the base of a South American’s meal. How interesting?! I wonder where they got this habit from. The answer obviously lies in the...
Safety concerns in Brazil are the major issue since last year when two planes collided killing 154 people, but yet another crash highlights the country’s increasing aviation woes.
A Brazilian passenger jet crashed and burst into flames Tuesday...
Universal disapproval and rejection of Mr. George W Bush and his policies especially foreign has once again become evident when a massive crowed of about 10,000 people gathered along one of the Sao Paulo city’s extensive boulevard to oppose or...
According to a Brazilian newspaper, termites now come to challenge corn and sugar cane-based technology in ethanol-production, a top United Nations environment official said. A termites host microbes capable of transforming wood waste into sugar that...
A bus company in Sao Paulo has geared up to paint South America’s largest city ‘green’! It is powering its 1,900 buses — about a quarter of Sao Paulo’s entire bus fleet — with a new biofuel-n-diesel mix. Hope this effort will not only help curb...
Huge billboards and skyscraper-sized hoarding lines are synonymous to the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil which is now struggling for its survival. Recently, mayor of Sao Paulo, Gilbert Kassab, has taken a disapproving view regarding these ad spread...
This is yet another innovative anti-smoking ad though not so effective but found a unique place to display the ad for immediate attention. This advertisement was placed in Brazil on the occasion of national day against tobacco i.e. 29th August. The...
This ad seems to be product of another attempt to produce innovative ads. The idea is of course brilliant but seems to be effective only in less populated area. Forgotten wallets predictably take on the streets of Sao Paulo to advertise.
Yet again,...
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Brazil’s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, center left, and Marta Suplicy, Sao Paulo mayoral candidate of the ruling Workers Party, ride in an open car during a rally in Sao Paulo, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. Mayoral elections are scheduled for Oct. 5,...
