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| Feb.17 |
Amazon |
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Murder prompts Amazon curb
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| Apr.2 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Killers hunted in massacre
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| Apr.21 |
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Ecuador's ex-leader offered asylum Brazil's was negotiating with Ecuador to arrange for Lucio Gutierrez safe passage out of the country
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| Apr.24 |
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Ecuador ex-head flies into exile Ousted President Gutierrez has arrived in the Brazilian capital to take up an offer of asylum
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| May.12 |
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Latin, Arab leaders unite at summit
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| May.18 |
Amazon |
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Amazon destruction accelerating
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| Jun.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Argentina shock Brazil to qualify
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| Jun.25 |
Germany |
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Brazil beat Germany to reach final
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| Jun.29 |
 Germany |
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Brazil claims Confederations Cup Brazil overpowered old foes Argentina 4-1 with a superb display of attacking football in Frankfurt
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| Jul.23 |
 London |
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Man shot was Brazilian| Police regret the death of a Brazilian national shot and killed by officers in a London subway station | |
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| Jul.29 |
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Home town mourns shot Brazilian
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| Aug.8 |
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Tunneling bank robbers net $68 million Thieves tunneled into a bank in northeastern Brazil and made the biggest bank heist in the nation's history
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| Aug.12 |
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Lula 'sorry' for scandal| President has asked on TV for forgiveness for a scandal that has engulfed his government | |
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| Aug.21 |
 Ecuador |
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Oil protests on hold for talks A truce between demonstrators and the government restored calm to northeast Amazon region
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| Aug.25 |
 Peru |
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'Miracle' as 58 passengers survive The Boeing 737-200 was carrying 98 people, on a flight from Lima to the Amazon city of Pucallpa
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| Sep.2 |
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Rare drop in gun deaths For the first time in 13 years the country has seen a fall in the number of deaths caused by firearms
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| Sep.8 |
Peru |
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Road to link S America's oceans A stretch of road will connect South America's Pacific and Atlantic coasts
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| Sep.21 |
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Head of lower house of Congress to resign Severino Cavalcanti, an important ally of President's government,will resign over bribery accusations
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| Sep.25 |
Sao Paulo |
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Alonso clinches Formula One title 24-year-old became the youngest ever champion with a 3rd-place finish behind Montoya in the Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Sep.27 |
Spain |
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Superb Ronaldinho hits hat-trick
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| Sep.29 |
Sao Paulo |
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Three admit role in $70 million robbery 3 men admitted helping to steal $70 million last month from central bank in one of the biggest bank robberies ever
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| Oct.23 |
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Ban on gun sales rejected| Brazilians appeared to soundly reject the ban in a referendum that stirred a fierce
debate | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Bush meets with Silva| US President had more work to do to persuade Brazil of the value of a proposed free-trade zone | | |
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| Nov.23 |
Milan |
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Adriano hat-trick as Inter triumph
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| Nov.28 |
Spain |
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Ronaldinho scoops European award The 25-year-old Barcelona and Brazil playmaker was named 2005 European Footballer of the Year
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| Nov.30 |
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Lula's scandal-hit ally impeached President's former chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, has been expelled from Congress over a corruption scandal
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| Dec.2 |
 Greece |
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Onassis heiress to wed in Brazil Athina Roussel Onassis, 20, one of the world's wealthiest women. Is getting married to Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda
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| Dec.4 |
Spain |
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Real Madrid sack coach Luxemburgo Real Madrid sacked the 53-year-old Brazilian following an emergency meeting of the club's board
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| Dec.6 |
Milan |
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Kaka double as Milan make KO stage
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| Dec.9 |
Germany |
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Brazil will face Croatia in opener Defending champions will face 1998 semifinalists in their opening match of the 2006 finals
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| Dec.14 |
Japan |
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Sao Paulo reach world club final
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| Dec.18 |
 Japan |
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Sao Paulo lift World Clubs trophy Mineiro with a 27th minute goal gave Brazilians a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the World Club Championship
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| Dec.19 |
Spain |
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Ronaldinho Fifa's World Player of the Year| Barcelona playmaker wins world award for the second consecutive season. Frank Lampard was second | | |
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| Dec.27 |
Amazon |
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Inmates hold some 200 hostages Inmates at a prison in remote Amazon jungle were demanding the return of their leader from another prison
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