| Jan.20 |
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Brazil declares yellow fever emergency in Minas Gerais
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| May.11 |
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Zika virus: Brazil says emergency is over |
| May.8 |
Amazon |
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Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil |
| Feb.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Carnival parade float crashes in Brazil, injuring 8 |
| Jan.25 |
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Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccine doses |
| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela helicopter crash survivors rescued after six days |
| Jan.2 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela searches for missing helicopter in Amazon jungle |
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| Dec.2 |
Colombia |
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Chapecoense plane crash: Team's home town gathers for service |
| Nov.30 |
Colombia |
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Chapecoense air crash: Colombia investigates fuel link
Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried...
| Nov.29 |
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Chapecoense plane crash: Football rallies around Brazilian team
| Nov.28 |
Colombia |
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Plane carrying members of Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia
Map of Jose Maria Cordova de Rionegro airport Medellin Colombia A chartered aircraft carrying a Brazilian soccer team for a regional tournament final has crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport
A plane was carrying 81 people
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| Nov.19 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil: Four dead after police helicopter 'shot down by gang' |
| Sep.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio Paralympics 2016: Iranian Para-cyclist dies following crash |
| Sep.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera |
| Jun.14 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Zika virus: Risk of spread from Olympics 'very low' says WHO |
| May.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Zika crisis: WHO rejects 'move Rio Olympics' call |
| May.1 |
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Zika virus: Risk higher than first thought, say doctors |
| Apr.21 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio de Janeiro cycleway collapses, killing two |
| Mar.15 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador army plane crashes in Amazon region killing 22
| Feb.22 |
Peru |
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Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers |
| Feb.14 |
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Brazil: passenger plane engine catches on fire, no injuries |
| Feb.3 |
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Zika virus: 'War' declared on deadly mosquitoes |
| Jan.28 |
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Zika: Activists in Brazil to petition court to allow abortions
| Jan.26 |
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Zika: Brazil to deploy army in fight against virus |
| Jan.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Zika: Olympics plans announced by Rio authorities |
| Jan.20 |
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Zika outbreak: More babies born with birth defects
| Jan.14 |
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Explosion unleashes toxic gas in Santos, Brazil
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| Dec.26 |
Paraguay |
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Flooding 'worst in 50 years', as 150,000 flee
| Nov.29 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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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
| Nov.5 |
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Brazil dam burst engulfs homes in Minas Gerais
Map of Mariana Minas Gerais Brazil More than a dozen people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil burst, flooding nearby homes | |
| Mar.14 |
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Bus plunges down into deep mountain ravine, killing 49
Police say a bus carrying about 50 passengers plunged down into a deep ravine in the mountains of the country's southeast
| Jan.23 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazilians urged to cut water use
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| Oct.10 |
Sao Paulo |
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Water supply in Brazil's biggest city at risk as reservoir drops to 5 percent
| Aug.15 |
Sao Paulo |
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Black box mystery of Brazil plane
| Aug.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazilian presidential candidate among those killed in plane crash
Map of Santos Brazil Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when a small plane carrying him to a campaign stop crashed into a residential neighborhood, state media reported
| Jul.3 |
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Brazil overpass, World Cup project, collapses
The overpass in Cup host city Belo Horizonte collapsed onto vehicles. At least one person has died
| May.8 |
Amazon |
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Another worker dies at Brazil World Cup site |
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| Nov.27 |
Sao Paulo |
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Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium
A construction accident at the site of the Brazilian stadium that will host the opening match of the World Cup killed two workers
| Jan.29 |
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Brazil fire 'caused by flares' |
| Jan.28 |
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Three held over Brazil club fire |
| Jan.27 |
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims
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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 cru... | |
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| Jan.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Five bodies found in Rio rubble
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Three bodies found in Rio rubble |
| 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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| May.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered |
| Apr.27 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France flight recorder found |
| Apr.12 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France crash jet's tail found |
| Feb.14 |
Ecuador |
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Huge fine in Amazon pollution case
| Jan.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
| 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
| 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 |
| May.6 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage |
| Apr.8 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll climbs from Rio mudslides |
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Sep.12 |
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Severe weather displaces thousands
| Jun.26 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Search ends for Air France dead |
| Jun.21 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Atlantic crash bodies identified |
| Jun.10 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
| Jun.4 |
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Debris found not from Air France plane
| Jun.3 |
Paris |
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Plane's recorders may never be found
| Jun.2 |
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Ex-royal, Riverdance star among missing |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris
| 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
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
| May.22 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Plane crash in kills 11 |
| May.7 |
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31 dead, 50,000 homeless in flooding |
| 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 |
| Nov.27 |
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Death toll climbs in flooding
The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded...
| 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 |
| Nov.4 |
Sao Paulo |
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Executive jet crashes into homes |
| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Eight dead after train crash
| Aug.23 |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
| 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'
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
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Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet |
| Sep.29 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |
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2016 |
| Jan.14 |
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Explosion unleashes toxic gas in Santos, Brazil
2013 |
| Jan.29 |
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Brazil fire 'caused by flares' |
| Jan.28 |
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Three held over Brazil club fire |
| Jan.27 |
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims
| 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 cru... | |
2007 |
| Aug.23 |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
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2017 |
| Feb.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Carnival parade float crashes in Brazil, injuring 8 |
2016 |
| Sep.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio Paralympics 2016: Iranian Para-cyclist dies following crash |
2015 |
| Mar.14 |
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Bus plunges down into deep mountain ravine, killing 49
Police say a bus carrying about 50 passengers plunged down into a deep ravine in the mountains of the country's southeast
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2018 |
| Jan.20 |
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Brazil declares yellow fever emergency in Minas Gerais
2017 |
| May.11 |
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Zika virus: Brazil says emergency is over |
| Jan.25 |
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Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccine doses |
2016 |
| Jun.14 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Zika virus: Risk of spread from Olympics 'very low' says WHO |
| May.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Zika crisis: WHO rejects 'move Rio Olympics' call |
| May.1 |
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Zika virus: Risk higher than first thought, say doctors |
| Feb.3 |
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Zika virus: 'War' declared on deadly mosquitoes |
| Jan.28 |
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Zika: Activists in Brazil to petition court to allow abortions
| Jan.26 |
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Zika: Brazil to deploy army in fight against virus |
| Jan.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Zika: Olympics plans announced by Rio authorities |
| Jan.20 |
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Zika outbreak: More babies born with birth defects
2015 |
| Nov.29 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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
2009 |
| 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
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2016 |
| Sep.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera |
2010 |
| Sep.14 |
Northeastern Brazil |
11 kids from a family die in boat accident |
2002 |
| Dec.18 |
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'Many dead' in ferry disaster |
2001 |
| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
World's biggest oil rig sinks |
| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |
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2009 |
| 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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2015 |
| Jan.23 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazilians urged to cut water use
2014 |
| Oct.10 |
Sao Paulo |
Water supply in Brazil's biggest city at risk as reservoir drops to 5 percent
2010 |
| 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
| 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 |
| Sep.12 |
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Severe weather displaces thousands
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2010 |
| 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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2015 |
| Dec.26 |
Paraguay |
Flooding 'worst in 50 years', as 150,000 flee
| Nov.5 |
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Brazil dam burst engulfs homes in Minas Gerais
Map of Mariana Minas Gerais Brazil More than a dozen people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil burst, flooding nearby homes | |
2011 |
| Jan.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
| 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
| Jan.12 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
2010 |
| Jan.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people
2009 |
| May.28 |
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Dam bursts after more rain
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
| May.7 |
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31 dead, 50,000 homeless in flooding |
2008 |
| Nov.29 |
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More flood victims found |
| Nov.27 |
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Death toll climbs in flooding
The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded...
|
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2017 |
| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela helicopter crash survivors rescued after six days |
| Jan.2 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela searches for missing helicopter in Amazon jungle |
2016 |
| Dec.2 |
Colombia |
Chapecoense plane crash: Team's home town gathers for service |
| Nov.30 |
Colombia |
Chapecoense air crash: Colombia investigates fuel link
Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried...
| Nov.29 |
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Chapecoense plane crash: Football rallies around Brazilian team
| Nov.28 |
Colombia |
Plane carrying members of Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia
Map of Jose Maria Cordova de Rionegro airport Medellin Colombia A chartered aircraft carrying a Brazilian soccer team for a regional tournament final has crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport
A plane was carrying 81 people
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| Nov.19 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil: Four dead after police helicopter 'shot down by gang' |
| Mar.15 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador army plane crashes in Amazon region killing 22
| Feb.14 |
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Brazil: passenger plane engine catches on fire, no injuries |
2014 |
| Aug.15 |
Sao Paulo |
Black box mystery of Brazil plane
| Aug.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazilian presidential candidate among those killed in plane crash
Map of Santos Brazil Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when a small plane carrying him to a campaign stop crashed into a residential neighborhood, state media reported
2011 |
| May.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered |
| Apr.27 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France flight recorder found |
| Apr.12 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France crash jet's tail found |
2010 |
| May.6 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage |
2009 |
| Jun.26 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Search ends for Air France dead |
| Jun.21 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Atlantic crash bodies identified |
| Jun.10 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab |
| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
41 bodies recovered from Air France crash |
| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France bodies returned to land
| 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
| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
More bodies found from Air France crash |
| 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
| Jun.4 |
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Debris found not from Air France plane
| Jun.3 |
Paris |
Plane's recorders may never be found
| Jun.2 |
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Ex-royal, Riverdance star among missing |
| Jun.2 |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris
| Jun.1 |
|
Atlantic searched for lost plane
| 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 |
| Nov.4 |
Sao Paulo |
Executive jet crashes into homes |
| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe |
| Jul.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Jet reverse thruster 'off'
| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
Prosecutors want airport closed |
| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
Critics blast authorities on blast |
| 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... | |
| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
'Many dead' plane crash |
2006 |
| Oct.1 |
Amazon |
Recorders support midair collision |
| 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 |
| Aug.30 |
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Plane crash leaves 24 dead |
|
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2016 |
| Feb.22 |
Peru |
Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers |
2011 |
| Feb.14 |
Ecuador |
Huge fine in Amazon pollution case
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2017 |
| May.8 |
Amazon |
Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil |
|
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2016 |
| Apr.21 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro cycleway collapses, killing two |
2014 |
| Jul.3 |
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Brazil overpass, World Cup project, collapses
The overpass in Cup host city Belo Horizonte collapsed onto vehicles. At least one person has died
2013 |
| Nov.27 |
Sao Paulo |
Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium
A construction accident at the site of the Brazilian stadium that will host the opening match of the World Cup killed two workers
2012 |
| Jan.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Five bodies found in Rio rubble
| Jan.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Three bodies found in Rio rubble |
2007 |
| Nov.25 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Soccer fans fall to their deaths |
|
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2007 |
| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Eight dead after train crash
|
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2006 |
| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet |
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2003 |
| Aug.22 |
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21 dead in rocket explosion
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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