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| Dec.21 |
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Sao Paulo fire wrecks historic railway station Map of Station of Light Sao Paulo Brazil A fire in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has destroyed parts of a historic 19th Century railway station housing a popular museum
| Mar.11 |
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Brazil grapples with changes amid historic drought A drought is making taps run dry across southeastern Brazil, particularly in Sao Paulo. People they might be asked to cut down on showers
| Jan.23 |
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Brazilians urged to cut water use  Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira says the country's most populous states are experiencing their worst water crisis since 1930 | |
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| Dec.29 |
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Lightning kills four on beach in Brazil Four people in Brazil have been killed by a lightning strike on a beach crowded with holidaymakers, according to media reports
| Nov.10 |
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Brazil driver runs over 15 people leaving church A driver lost control of his car and ran over people standing on a sidewalk after leaving a church service. At least 2 are in grave conditio...
| Oct.10 |
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Water supply in Brazil's biggest city at risk as reservoir drops to 5 percent The governor of Sao Paulo says he's asking federal officials for permission to again engage in emergency pumping of water into a main reservoir
| Aug.15 |
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Black box mystery of Brazil plane Map of Santos Brazil The black box recovered from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos did not record his flight
| Aug.13 |
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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 | |
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Drought drying out Brazil's biggest city The worst drought to hit the Sao Paulo region in 84 years is forcing to put water pumps below the gates of the main reservoir
| Jun.9 |
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Fatal accident on flagship Sao Paulo monorail A worker building a monorail has died after a section of the prestigious project collapsed. The 17.7km was meant to be completed for the Cup
| Mar.29 |
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Worker seriously injured at World Cup stadium
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| Dec.2 |
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5-story building collapses in Sao Paulo Brazilian news reports say a five-story building under construction has collapsed in the suburb of Guarulhos after most workers had left for...
| Nov.29 |
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Niemeyer building hit by fire in Sao Paulo Authorities in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, have fought a major blaze at a landmark building designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer
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Constructors confirm no structural damage to stands at WCup stadium
| Nov.27 |
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Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium Map of Arena Corinthians Sao Paulo Brazil A construction accident at the site of the Brazilian stadium that will host the opening match of the World Cup killed two workers | |
| Sep.2 |
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Turbulence hurts passengers on Spain-Brazil flight Northeastern Brazil: At TAM Airlines 12 passengers and crew members on the plane to Sao Paulo were injured and the aircraft was forced to make an unscheduled lan...
| Aug.27 |
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Brazil building collapses, traps 15
| Apr.25 |
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Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases'
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| Jan.12 |
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Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives Rio de Janeiro: Heavy rains and flooding in Brazil have caused 260 deaths in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo
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| Jul.21 |
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Hundreds of penguins wash up on coast
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| Jan.19 |
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Seven killed in church roof collapse
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| Nov.4 |
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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
| Aug.1 |
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Recorder reveals pilots' alarm
| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe Brazil: 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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Jet reverse thruster 'off' A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks
| Jul.19 |
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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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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...
| Jul.17 |
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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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'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
| Jan.13 |
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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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