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| May. 8 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil helicopter crashes near Sugarloaf Mountain 
A helicopter carrying five tourists crashed as it approached a landing pad near Sugarloaf Mountain, and the pilot and 5 passengers escaped i...
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Sao Paulo |
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Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases' Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn
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| Mar.29 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Wave blamed for Amazon port accident
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| Mar.22 |
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Charges over Brazil nightclub fire
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Rains cause deadly Brazil landslides
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Memorials for Brazil fire victims
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Brazil fire 'caused by flares' The chief investigator in the southern city of Santa Maria has said that cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use caused a deadly nightclub fir...
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| Jan.28 |
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Three held over Brazil club fire 
An owner of the Kiss nightclub, a member of the band Gurizada Fandangueira, and its security chief were being questioned
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims Map of Santa Maria Brazil Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in a nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
| The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape.
President Dilma Rousseff has been visiting survivors at the city's Caridade hospital
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| Jan.20 |
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Brazil city fights dengue fever
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| Jul.17 |
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Natural causes killed penguins along Brazilian coast
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| Feb.25 |
Antarctica |
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Deadly fire at Brazil's Antarctic station |
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| Jan.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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2 more bodies discovered in buildings collapse |
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| Jan.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Search of collapsed buildings intensifies |
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| Jan.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Five bodies found in Rio rubble The bodies of five people have been recovered by rescue workers searching through rubble after the collapse of three multi-storey buildings
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Three bodies found in Rio rubble
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| Jan.25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead Two buildings -- one a 20-story building and the other 10 stories -- collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro
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| Jan.11 |
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Dozens dead in Brazil floods |
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| Jan.5 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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4,000 flee after river dike bursts |
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| May.31 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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More bodies found at crash site |
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| May.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered
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| Apr.27 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France flight recorder found
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| Apr.12 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France crash jet's tail found
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| Mar.14 |
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Thousands left homeless by Brazil rains |
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| Feb.14 |
Ecuador |
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Huge fine in Amazon pollution case A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron a reported $8bn for polluting a large part of the country's Amazon region
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| Jan.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding Most of the deaths were reported in the cities of Nova Friburgo and Teresopolis, located in a mountainous region northeast of Rio
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding | Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 people. Rescuers are trying to find survivors in cut-off areas of south-eastern... | |
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| Jan.12 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
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| Sep.14 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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11 kids from a family die in boat accident
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| May.6 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage
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| Apr.8 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll climbs from Rio mudslides
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| Apr.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil | About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain. At least 33 people died in Rio de Janeiro city after 28cm of rain f... | |
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| Jan.2 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll rains hits 51 More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud
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| Jan.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people
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| Nov.10 |
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Dam failure triggers huge blackout An important hydroelectric dam shared by Brazil and Paraguay failed, pushing a large swath of central and southern Brazil into darkness
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| Sep.12 |
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Severe weather displaces thousands
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| Jun.26 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Search ends for Air France dead |
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| Jun.21 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Atlantic crash bodies identified |
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| Jun.10 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab |
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| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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41 bodies recovered from Air France crash |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France bodies returned to land
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| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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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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Northeastern Brazil |
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More bodies found from Air France crash |
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| Jun.7 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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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.4 |
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Debris found not from Air France plane
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| Jun.3 |
Paris |
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Plane's recorders may never be found
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| Jun.2 |
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Ex-royal, Riverdance star among missing |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris
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| Jun.1 |
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Atlantic searched for lost plane
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
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| May.28 |
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Dam bursts after more rain Map of State of Ceara Brazil A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated
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| May.22 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Plane crash in kills 11 |
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| May.7 |
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31 dead, 50,000 homeless in flooding |
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| Jan.23 |
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Model loses hands, feet to rare infection |
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| Nov.29 |
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More flood victims found |
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| Nov.27 |
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Death toll climbs in flooding Map of Santa Catarina Brazil The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded areas
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| Apr.3 |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue
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| Nov.25 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Soccer fans fall to their deaths |
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| Nov.4 |
Sao Paulo |
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Executive jet crashes into homes |
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Eight dead after train crash
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| Aug.23 |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
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| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe |
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Sao Paulo |
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Jet reverse thruster 'off'
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
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Prosecutors want airport closed |
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Sao Paulo |
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Critics blast authorities on blast |
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash | TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain. Heavy black smoke poured into the air and bright orange flames... | |
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Sao Paulo |
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'Many dead' plane crash |
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| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Rescue mission in collapse Rescue crews are searching for several people feared missing after a hole being dug for a subway station collapsed
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| Jan.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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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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| Oct.1 |
Amazon |
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Recorders support midair collision |
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| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
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Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet |
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| Sep.29 |
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Relatives await news of jetliner |
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Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon Map of Amazon A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing
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| Aug.22 |
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21 dead in rocket explosion
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| Dec.18 |
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'Many dead' in ferry disaster |
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| Aug.30 |
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Plane crash leaves 24 dead |
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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World's biggest oil rig sinks
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.11 |
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Dozens dead in Brazil floods |
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| Jan.5 |
Rio de Janeiro |
4,000 flee after river dike bursts |
| 2011 |
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| Jan.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding Most of the deaths were reported in the cities of Nova Friburgo and Teresopolis, located in a mountainous region northeast of Rio
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding | Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 people. Rescuers are trying to find survivors in cut-off areas of south-eastern... | |
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| Jan.12 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
| 2010 |
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| Jan.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people
| 2009 |
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| May.28 |
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Dam bursts after more rain Map of State of Ceara Brazil A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated
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| May.7 |
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31 dead, 50,000 homeless in flooding |
| 2008 |
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| Nov.29 |
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More flood victims found |
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| Nov.27 |
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Death toll climbs in flooding Map of Santa Catarina Brazil The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded areas
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.22 |
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Charges over Brazil nightclub fire
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| Feb.3 |
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Memorials for Brazil fire victims
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| Jan.29 |
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Brazil fire 'caused by flares' The chief investigator in the southern city of Santa Maria has said that cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use caused a deadly nightclub fir...
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| Jan.28 |
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Three held over Brazil club fire An owner of the Kiss nightclub, a member of the band Gurizada Fandangueira, and its security chief were being questioned
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| Jan.27 |
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims Map of Santa Maria Brazil Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in a nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria
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| Jan.27 |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
| The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape.
President Dilma Rousseff has been visiting survivors at the city's Caridade hospital
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.25 |
Antarctica |
Deadly fire at Brazil's Antarctic station |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.23 |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.17 |
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Natural causes killed penguins along Brazilian coast
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| 2013 |
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| May. 8 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil helicopter crashes near Sugarloaf Mountain A helicopter carrying five tourists crashed as it approached a landing pad near Sugarloaf Mountain, and the pilot and 5 passengers escaped i...
| 2011 |
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| May.31 |
Northeastern Brazil |
More bodies found at crash site |
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| May.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered
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| Apr.27 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France flight recorder found
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| Apr.12 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France crash jet's tail found
| 2010 |
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| May.6 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage
| 2009 |
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| Jun.26 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Search ends for Air France dead |
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| Jun.21 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Atlantic crash bodies identified |
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| Jun.10 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab |
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| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
41 bodies recovered from Air France crash |
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| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France bodies returned to land
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| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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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| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
More bodies found from Air France crash |
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| Jun.7 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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.4 |
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Debris found not from Air France plane
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| Jun.3 |
Paris |
Plane's recorders may never be found
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| Jun.2 |
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Ex-royal, Riverdance star among missing |
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| Jun.2 |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris
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| Jun.1 |
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Atlantic searched for lost plane
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
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| May.22 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Plane crash in kills 11 |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.4 |
Sao Paulo |
Executive jet crashes into homes |
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| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe |
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| Jul.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Jet reverse thruster 'off'
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
Prosecutors want airport closed |
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
Critics blast authorities on blast |
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
About 200 dead from plane crash | TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain. Heavy black smoke poured into the air and bright orange flames... | |
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
'Many dead' plane crash |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.1 |
Amazon |
Recorders support midair collision |
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| Sep.29 |
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Relatives await news of jetliner |
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| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
Plane lost over Amazon Map of Amazon A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing
| 2002 |
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| Aug.30 |
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Plane crash leaves 24 dead |
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| 2011 |
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| Feb.14 |
Ecuador |
Huge fine in Amazon pollution case A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron a reported $8bn for polluting a large part of the country's Amazon region
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.29 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Wave blamed for Amazon port accident
| 2012 |
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| Jan.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
2 more bodies discovered in buildings collapse |
|
| Jan.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Five bodies found in Rio rubble The bodies of five people have been recovered by rescue workers searching through rubble after the collapse of three multi-storey buildings
|
| Jan.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Three bodies found in Rio rubble
| 2007 |
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| Nov.25 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Soccer fans fall to their deaths |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Eight dead after train crash
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Search of collapsed buildings intensifies |
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr. 25 |
Sao Paulo |
Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases' Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn
|
| Jan.20 |
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Brazil city fights dengue fever
| 2009 |
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| Jan.23 |
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Model loses hands, feet to rare infection |
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.3 |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Sep.14 |
Northeastern Brazil |
11 kids from a family die in boat accident
| 2002 |
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| Dec.18 |
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'Many dead' in ferry disaster |
| 2001 |
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
World's biggest oil rig sinks
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.10 |
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Dam failure triggers huge blackout An important hydroelectric dam shared by Brazil and Paraguay failed, pushing a large swath of central and southern Brazil into darkness
|
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| 2003 |
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| Aug.22 |
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21 dead in rocket explosion
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| 2011 |
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| Mar.14 |
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Thousands left homeless by Brazil rains |
| 2010 |
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| Apr.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil | About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain. At least 33 people died in Rio de Janeiro city after 28cm of rain f... | |
|
| Jan.2 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rains hits 51 More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud
| 2009 |
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| Sep.12 |
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Severe weather displaces thousands
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead Two buildings -- one a 20-story building and the other 10 stories -- collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Mar.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rains cause deadly Brazil landslides
| 2010 |
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| Apr.8 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll climbs from Rio mudslides
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Rescue mission in collapse Rescue crews are searching for several people feared missing after a hole being dug for a subway station collapsed
|
| Jan.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Mudslide toll reaches 31 Firefighters recovered the body of a woman whose home was engulfed; her husband died of injuries
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