Revelers from Sao Paolo to Rio de Janeiro got the week-long Carnival of Brazil started this weekend with sparkly costumes, …
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Brazil Boosts World Cup Security Force by 70%
Response to safety concerns following massive street protests
6 Million in Brazil Lose Power
The blackouts affected resident in 11 states across the country
Floods in Brazil Kill 32: Officials
Over 50,000 people displaced by deluge
Brazil: Snowden Asylum Not Being Discussed
Without an official request, the country cannot even consider the move
Snowden Offers Brazil Help Investigating U.S. Spying
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is offering Brazil help investigating claims of U.S. spying. He wrote an open letter first published in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.
Brazil’s World Cup Raises Fear of Rampant Child Prostitution
The world’s most popular sporting event—to be held in Brazil next year—may be a magnet for sex tourists seeking underage prostitutes
Brazil: Shocking Footage of Bloody Riot Raises Concerns Over 2014 World Cup
Supporters of two soccer teams from Rio de Janeiro clashed on Sunday during a Brazilian championship match, interrupting the game for more than one hour and leaving at least three people hospitalized in serious conditions, local officials said.
Shocking television footage showed fans of Atletico Paranaense and Vasco da Gama, two rival …
2 Dead After Partial Collapse of 2014 World Cup Stadium
Odebrecht, the company building the venue, said it was nearly 94 percent complete before the accident
Wife Finds Brazilian Soccer Player’s Head in Sack
Headless former athlete may have been punished for anti-cartel ties
Germany, Brazil Take NSA Spying Gripes to U.N.
Nations want massive American digital surveillance reined in
Protests Over Brazilian Oil Auction Rock Rio
As international oil companies bid for rights to explore a vast oil field off the Brazilian coast at an auction in a swanky Rio de Janeiro hotel, protesters massed outside and clashed with police. They were angry at the state …
Brazil Teacher Protest Ends in Violence
March for better public education marred by firebombs and bank break-ins