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| May.4 |
Amazon |
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Boat capsizes killing at least 15 A wooden boat Comandante Sales ferrying at least 80 people home from a party sank , leaving dozens missing
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| Apr.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Balloon priest still missing at sea Rescuers reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean but did not find Rev. Adelir Antonio di Carli
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| Apr.7 |
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Residents feel neglected in dengue fight Caxias community, rife with squalor and crime, is a key front in the battle against an epidemic that has killed at least 67 people
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| Apr.3 |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue| More than 55,000 cases of a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease, have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the past 4 months | |
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| Dec.7 |
Amazon |
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Deforestation slows again Deforestation in the rainforest fell by 20% between August 2006 and July 2007
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| Nov.25 |
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Soccer fans fall to their deaths  8 people died after a section of stands at a stadium in northeastern Brazil collapsed as cheering fans jumped up and down at the end of a ga...
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| Nov.4 |
Sao Paulo |
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Executive jet crashes into homes A Learjet 35 crashed into a heavily populated neighborhood, killing at least 8 people and leaving a pile of smoky rubble
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| Aug.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Poor tracks to blame in deadly rail crash
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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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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| Aug.23 |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire Map of Ponte Nova Brazil The inmates broke out of a cellblock and set a fire in an apparent attempt to settle scores with a rival gang in the south-central state of Minas Gerais
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Aug.13 |
Amazon |
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Brazil Amazon destruction slows
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| Aug.1 |
Sao Paulo |
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Recorder reveals pilots' alarm
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| Jul.24 |
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Delays mount at airports as crisis drags on
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| Jul.21 |
Amazon |
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Aviation radar goes dark
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| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash in a TV address that aimed to blunt criticism of his respons...
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Sao Paulo |
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Jet reverse thruster 'off' A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
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Prosecutors want airport closed Federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut down the entire Brazil's busiest airport until the investigation into the crash was complet...
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Sao Paulo |
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Critics blast authorities on blast Air-safety concerns have been aired in congressional hearings; pilots have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest...
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| Jul.18 |
Sao Paulo |
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Pilot in crash tried to abort landing
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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 lit the night sky. Some on the ground were dead at the scene.
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Sao Paulo |
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'Many dead' plane crash Scores of people are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 176 people crashed at Congonhas airport, starting a major fire
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| Jul.4 |
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Brazil gets cut-price Aids drug
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| Jun.26 |
Sao Paulo |
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2 planes clipped each other on runway
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes
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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. Dogs seek missing in c... | |
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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 A review of the voice and flight-data recorders back up the pilot's account that another aircraft clipped his plane
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| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
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Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet Search planes scouring the dense rainforest have found the wreckage of the Boeing 737 airliner
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| Sep.29 |
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Relatives await news of jetliner The air force searched the densely forested Amazon region for a Gol airlines jet with 155 people aboard missing
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Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing
| Boeing 737 had struck the plane, which was then able to land. Brazil's airline, Gol was trying to locate executive jet after it went missing from its radar screens
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| Aug.22 |
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 21 dead in rocket explosion At least 20 others were injured. A rocket exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests
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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 The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.23 |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire Map of Ponte Nova Brazil The inmates broke out of a cellblock and set a fire in an apparent attempt to settle scores with a rival gang in the south-central state of Minas Gerais
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.22 |
Sao Paulo |
Balloon priest still missing at sea Rescuers reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean but did not find Rev. Adelir Antonio di Carli
| 2007 |
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| Nov.4 |
Sao Paulo |
Executive jet crashes into homes A Learjet 35 crashed into a heavily populated neighborhood, killing at least 8 people and leaving a pile of smoky rubble
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| Aug.1 |
Sao Paulo |
Recorder reveals pilots' alarm
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| Jul.24 |
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Delays mount at airports as crisis drags on
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| Jul.21 |
Amazon |
Aviation radar goes dark
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| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash in a TV address that aimed to blunt criticism of his respons...
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| Jul.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Jet reverse thruster 'off' A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
Prosecutors want airport closed Federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut down the entire Brazil's busiest airport until the investigation into the crash was complet...
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
Critics blast authorities on blast Air-safety concerns have been aired in congressional hearings; pilots have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest...
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| Jul.18 |
Sao Paulo |
Pilot in crash tried to abort landing
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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 lit the night sky. Some on the ground were dead at the scene.
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
'Many dead' plane crash Scores of people are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 176 people crashed at Congonhas airport, starting a major fire
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| Jun.26 |
Sao Paulo |
2 planes clipped each other on runway
| 2006 |
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| Oct.1 |
Amazon |
Recorders support midair collision A review of the voice and flight-data recorders back up the pilot's account that another aircraft clipped his plane
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| Sep.29 |
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Relatives await news of jetliner The air force searched the densely forested Amazon region for a Gol airlines jet with 155 people aboard missing
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| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
Plane lost over Amazon A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing
| Boeing 737 had struck the plane, which was then able to land. Brazil's airline, Gol was trying to locate executive jet after it went missing from its radar screens
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| 2002 |
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| Aug.30 |
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Plane crash leaves 24 dead
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.7 |
Amazon |
Deforestation slows again Deforestation in the rainforest fell by 20% between August 2006 and July 2007
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| Aug.13 |
Amazon |
Brazil Amazon destruction slows
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.25 |
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Soccer fans fall to their deaths 8 people died after a section of stands at a stadium in northeastern Brazil collapsed as cheering fans jumped up and down at the end of a ga...
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Poor tracks to blame in deadly rail crash
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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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| 2006 |
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| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet Search planes scouring the dense rainforest have found the wreckage of the Boeing 737 airliner
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.7 |
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Residents feel neglected in dengue fight Caxias community, rife with squalor and crime, is a key front in the battle against an epidemic that has killed at least 67 people
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| Apr.3 |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue| More than 55,000 cases of a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease, have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the past 4 months | |
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| 2008 |
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| May.4 |
Amazon |
Boat capsizes killing at least 15 A wooden boat Comandante Sales ferrying at least 80 people home from a party sank , leaving dozens missing
| 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 The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig
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| 2003 |
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| Aug.22 |
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21 dead in rocket explosion At least 20 others were injured. A rocket exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests
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| 2007 |
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| 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. Dogs seek missing in c... | |
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| 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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| 2007 |
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| Jul.4 |
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Brazil gets cut-price Aids drug
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