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Brazilian state of Acre in illegal immigration alert

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The Brazilian state of Acre has declared a state of emergency after a surge of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bolivia and Peru. Officials said most

Special Report: Rough justice as Brazil tries to right past wrongs to Indians

YoopyaApr 10, 20130

(Reuters) – Damião Paridzané was nine years old in 1966 when the Brazilian Air Force loaded him and hundreds of other Xavante Indians onto a

Amazon murders: Two convicted of 2011 Brazil killings

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

A judge in Brazil has found two men guilty of the murder in 2011 of two activists in the Amazon rainforest. The men were sentenced

Rio de Janeiro bus in deadly viaduct fall

YoopyaApr 3, 20130

Seven people have died in Rio de Janeiro after a bus fell 10m from a viaduct in the city centre, Brazilian police say. Several more

Rio Olympics 2016 stadium ‘will not be demolished’

YoopyaMar 29, 2013June 24, 20230

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has said the stadium due to host the athletics events at the 2016 Olympics will not be demolished, despite

Brazil studies Curitiba doctor’s link to 300 deaths

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

Some 300 deaths at a Brazilian hospital are being studied for possible links to a medical team charged with murder. Dr Virginia Soares de Souza

Rio Olympics stadium closed due to roof problems

YoopyaMar 27, 20130

A stadium in Brazil that was due to host athletics at the 2016 Olympics has been closed indefinitely because of structural problems with its roof.

Brazil police evicts Rio indigenous museum protesters

YoopyaMar 23, 20130

A group of indigenous Brazilians has been evicted from the building they had been occupying in Rio de Janeiro for more than six years. Police

Brazil doctors’ council backs abortion reform

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

As the Senate in Brazil debates reform of abortion laws, the body that regulates medical practice has for the first time backed the legalisation of

Carnival 2013: Rio street party draws ‘more than 1.5m’

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

As Rio de Janeiro’s carnival gets under way, its oldest street parade has drawn an estimated 1.5m revellers. The samba-dancing crowd filled the streets of