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| Apr.15 |
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9 killed after police raid shantytown A raid set off a fierce gun battle that killed at least 9 people and wounded 7. Some 180 officers entered the Vila Cruzeiro slum
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| Jan.31 |
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Rio judge bans float on Holocaust  | A judge has banned a group from parading in the carnival with a float depicting the victims of the Holocaust and a Hitler figure | | |
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| Jan.30 |
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Police crisis before carnival The police force in the city is facing a crisis after dozens of senior officers offered their resignations just days before the carnival
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| Aug.31 |
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Poor tracks to blame in deadly rail crash Union chief: Poorly maintained tracks and overworked engineers contributed to a collision between two commuter trains
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| Aug.30 |
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Eight dead after train crash | At least 8 people have been killed and 60 injured after two trains collided in a suburb of Nova Iguacu | |
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Jul.13 |
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Pan-American Games open| Thousands watched a spectacular fireworks display as well as performances by hundreds of dancers and musicians | |
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| Jul.2 |
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Brazil launches slum reform drive The government has announced an investment plan worth $1.7bn to improve living conditions in the shantytowns of Rio
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| Jun.27 |
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Police kill 13 suspected drug traffickers A huge operation aimed at ending a war between authorities and gangs that has raged for nearly 2 months in a slum
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| May.21 |
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Romario nets 1000th goal of career Former Brazil striker scored what he said was the 1,000th goal by converting a penalty in Vasco da Gama's 3-1 win over Sport Recife
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| Apr.13 |
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Gaming sting nets judge, prosecutor Federal police arrested the chief organizer of annual Carnival parade in a crackdown on illegal gaming and money laundering
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Opposition leaders arrested
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| Mar.18 |
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Wanted Italian seized
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| Jan.6 |
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Mudslide toll reaches 31| Firefighters recovered the body of a woman whose home was engulfed; her husband died of injuries | | |
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| Jan.5 |
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Mudslides kill at least 24 More than 8,300 were left homeless following heavy rain in southeast Brazil. The death toll likely to rise
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| Dec.28 |
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Rio hit by deadly gang violence Gang attacks on buses and police stations have left at least 18 people dead,
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General Pinochet dead
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| Apr.21 |
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Brazil meets oil needs with rig President da Silva has opened a vast new rig which will enable the country to be self-sufficient in oil production
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| Apr.1 |
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Plane crash near Rio de Janeiro kills 19 The small LET 410 twin-engine plane crashed in a mountainous region, killing all aboard
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| Mar.1 |
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Venezuela funding brings Rio win
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| Feb.24 |
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Rei Momo opens Brazilian carnival Mayor Cesar Maia handed over the keys to the city to the Carnival King
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| Feb.18 |
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Rolling Stones in giant gig More than one million rock fans have enjoyed the concert on Copacabana Beach
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| Jan.28 |
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Six drown in flood 6drowned in an underground parking garage and at least 2 more died in other parts of the city
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Bachelet wins presidency
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| Jun.9 |
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Argentina shock Brazil to qualify
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| Apr.2 |
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Killers hunted in massacre 2 suspected in the rampage killing of 30 people in the poor suburbs of Nova Iguacu and Queimados
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| Aug.10 |
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Beached whale faces slim odds of survival More than 100 rescuers failed to free a humpback whale
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| Jun.1 |
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Jail revolt leaves 34 dead| Inmates seized guns and hostages during an attempt to stage a jailbreak | |
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| Oct.2 |
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Debt scam exposed
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Taylor quits under pressure
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| Apr.20 |
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Tourist boat sinks, killing at least 11
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| Feb.27 |
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Army on street for carnival
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| Dec.15 |
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Santos conquer Corinthians for Brazil title
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| Dec.25 |
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Rains kill 45, 48 still missing
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| Mar.21 |
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Oil from sunken rig contained
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| Mar.20 |
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World's biggest oil rig sinks The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes
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| Mar.17 |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig State oil giant stepped up efforts to prevent environmental damage after blasts killed 10 workers
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| Mar.15 |
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Blasts at oil rig kill 10
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| Feb.27 |
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Carnival sambas to an end
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Fujimori resigns
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