Brazil
Heterosexual Pride Day in Brazil: to be or not to be?
August 04, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- City council of the biggest town in South America, Sao Paulo, has approved a law creating a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December. As the lawmakers say, the straight...
Carnival celebrations gearing up for Mardi Gras finale
March 05, 2011From the Brazil to the United States, Carnival celebrations are picking up, with the grand finale, Mardi Gras, just days away. In Rio de Janeiro, the party kicked off Friday after the mayor handed the key to the city to the mythical figure, King Momo...
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January 24, 2011The death toll from Brazil's devastating flooding has topped 800, with hundreds more missing, in the country's deadliest natural disaster on record. Authorities said Sunday the number of bodies counted has reached 803 in the mountainous Serrana region...
World Bank preparing $485 Million in Brazil flood aid
January 19, 2011The World Bank says it is preparing to lend Brazil $485 million in emergency relief after flooding and mudslides devastated parts of the country. The World Bank's Brazil director, Makhtar Diop, said Tuesday the bank hopes to approve the first portion...
Brazil floods: More than 500 dead
January 14, 2011More than 500 people are now known to have died in floods in south-eastern Brazil, the country's worst natural disaster for several decades. Heavy rain has led to massive mudslides hitting several towns, resulting in thousands being made homeless....
Brazil flood and mudslide deaths rise as search goes on
January 13, 2011The number of people killed by flooding and mudslides in south-east Brazil has reached 335, local officials have said. In the mountain towns of Nova Friburgo, Teresopolis and Petropolis, the death tolls are reported at 155, 146 and 34 respectively...
Brazil baby dies 'as doctors fight'
February 26, 2010BBC reports that a baby girl died following an alleged fight between doctors in a Brazilian hospital delivery room, prompting an investigation. The doctors were removed by security staff after clashing over who should be responsible for the delivery...
Brazil Confirms Wreckage Belongs to Air France Flight 447
June 02, 2009By Brian Wagner Brazil's government has confirmed that wreckage found in the Atlantic Ocean belongs to the Air France flight that disappeared shortly after take-off late Sunday. Brazilian crews are still searching the area for bodies of the passengers...
Brazil Plane Crash Kills at Least 200
July 18, 2007Brazilian authorities say at least 200 people are dead after a passenger plane skidded off a rain-slicked runway on landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Airbus A320 jet belonging to Brazil's TAM airline slid into a building and gas station belonging...
Brazil blames control, pilots for crash
January 24, 2007SAO PAULO, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Brazilian authorities blamed air traffic controllers as well as two U.S. pilots for causing the country's deadliest plane crash. The accusations marked the first time the two U.S. pilots, who were flying a small private...