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Brazil club football chief quits over death threats 
The president of a second division football club, Paysandu Sport, has resigned, saying armed men had threatened to kill him if the club was ...
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Brazil prisoners beheaded in riot at Natal prison Map of Alcacuz Natal Brazil| Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. 10 prisoners have been killed at the Alcacuz jail | |
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| Sep.15 |
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Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera Map of Caninde Sergipe Brazil One of Brazil's best-loved TV actors has drowned in a river where the crew had been recording scenes for the country's most popular soap opera
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| Jan.24 |
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Brazil prison breakout: Inmates blow up wall to escape Forty inmates escaped from jail in the eastern Brazilian city of Recife after a bomb was used to blow a hole in an external wall, authorities...
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| Nov.29 |
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Brazil state announces Zika fever emergency Map of Pernambuco Brazil| The Brazilian state of Pernambuco has declared a state of emergency to help speed up the official response to Zika fever | |
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| Dec.15 |
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Dozens feared dead in Brazil bus crash Brazilian police fear more than two dozen people have died after a passenger bus collided with a tanker truck carrying a combustible liquid
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| Nov.15 |
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Brazil 'cannibal trio' sentenced A judge in north-eastern Brazil has sentenced three people to 20-23 years in jail after they were convicted of killing a woman and eating he...
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| Jul.15 |
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BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank
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| Jul.5 |
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Netherlands go through on penalties over Costa Rica Tim Krul came off the bench late in extra time and saved two spot-kicks as Netherlands beat Costa Rica on penalties
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| Jul.4 |
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Brazil beats Colombia 2-1 to reach semifinals| Brazil, led by Neymar, takes on Colombia, led by its Golden Ball candidate James Rodriguez | |
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| Jul.1 |
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USA's World Cup run ends with dramatic loss to Belgium The U.S. is out, but not before giving Belgium and the soccer-watching world a game until the end of a 2-1 extra-time loss in the Round of 1...
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| Jun.29 |
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Netherlands win over Mexico Mexico was six minutes from advancing to the quarterfinals, but two late Dutch goals turned this round of 16 game on its head
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Costa Rica go through on penalties over Greece The game had finished 1-1 after normal time following Sokratis Papastathopoulos's injury-time equaliser for Greece
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| Jun.26 |
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USA loses to Germany but advances to World Cup final 16
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| Jun.24 |
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Luis Suarez embroiled in new 'biting' storm Map of Natal Brazil| Already banned twice in his career for biting an opponent, the Uruguay striker was seemingly at it again in his country's key World Cup victory over Italy. Uruguay defeats Italy 1-0 to... | |
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Greece tops Ivory Coast on controversial penalty |
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| Jun.23 |
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Mexico tops Croatia, seals its place in knockout stage |
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| Jun.21 |
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Germany made thrilling draw with Ghana
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| Jun.20 |
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Costa Rica stuns Italy
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Five star France thrashes Switzerland |
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| Jun.19 |
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Japan and 10-man Greece played out stalemate |
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| Jun.17 |
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Hosts Brazil held by Mexico
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| Jun.16 |
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Germany routs Portugal 4-0 behind Thomas Muller's hat trick
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USA win over Ghana, 2-1 |
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| Jun.14 |
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Ivory Coast fight back to beat Japan |
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Costa Rica stun Uruguay
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| Jun.13 |
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Mexico wins 1-0 over Cameroon |
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Netherlands put five past champions Spain Netherlands produced one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history by coming from behind to annihilate reigning champions
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| Dec.6 |
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2014 World Cup draw: Host Brazil plays Croatia in opening |
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| Sep.2 |
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Turbulence hurts passengers on Spain-Brazil flight |
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| Aug.28 |
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Blackouts hit most of 8 states in northeast Brazil A widespread power outage hit at least eight states in northeastern Brazil, including four cities that will host matches during football's World...
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| Jul.23 |
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Shark attack claims Brazilian teen's life As lifeguards approached to pull a drowning Brazilian teenager from the water, she suffered a second, fatal misfortune -- a shark attack
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| Jul.7 |
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Referee killed after stabbing player
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| Jun.27 |
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Spain edge past stubborn Italy |
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Clashes near Brazil football venue
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| Jun.23 |
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Alba double as Spain stay top |
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| Jun.22 |
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Brazil takes out Italy, wins Confed Cup Group A |
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| Jun.19 |
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Brazil sink Mexico as demonstrators protest outside stadium |
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| Mar.29 |
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Wave blamed for Amazon port accident |
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| Apr.13 |
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Brazil suspects' 'cannibal' claim
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| May.5 |
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Body recovered from Air France wreckage |
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| May.1 |
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Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered
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| Apr.27 |
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Air France flight recorder found
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| Apr.12 |
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Air France crash jet's tail found
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| Nov.9 |
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Brazil prison riots kill 18
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| Sep.14 |
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11 kids from a family die in boat accident Map of Bahia Brazil Eleven children from the same extended family died over the weekend in a lake after the boat they were in overturned
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| Jun.23 |
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More than 600 still missing in floods
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| Jun.22 |
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42 dead, 115,000 homeless in flooding
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| Jun.10 |
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Man fathering 7 children with daughter
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| May.6 |
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Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage
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| Dec.29 |
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'Needle boy' out of danger after operation
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| Dec.16 |
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Boy found with 40 needles Map of Bahia Brazil A toddler has been found with up to 40 needles inside him, which police say his stepfather deliberately inserted in a 'black magic' ritual
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| Jun.26 |
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Search ends for Air France dead
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| Jun.21 |
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Atlantic crash bodies identified
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| Jun.10 |
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Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab
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| Jun.9 |
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41 bodies recovered from Air France crash
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Air France bodies returned to land The first bodies to be recovered from the crash of flight 447 returned to land, as helicopters landed on the archipelago
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| Jun.8 |
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Air France tail section recovered A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board
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More bodies found from Air France crash
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| Jun.7 |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane Three more bodies were found from the crash of the plane. More bodies could be seen and could be recovered within hours
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| Jun.1 |
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Air France plane crashed 
The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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| May.22 |
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Plane crash in kills 11 Map of Trancoso Brazil A plane crashed in northeast Brazil as it was approaching a runway near the resort town of Trancoso
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| Nov.25 |
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Soccer fans fall to their deaths
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| Jun.19 |
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Shark kills surfer
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| Aug.8 |
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Tunneling bank robbers net $68 million
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