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Northeastern Brazil
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| Jan.7 |
Haiti |
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UN mission chief found dead
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| Jan.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Six drown in flood
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| Feb.8 |
Algeria |
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Brazilian leader to bolster ties, U.N. bid
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| Feb.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rolling Stones in giant gig
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| Feb.24 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rei Momo opens Brazilian carnival
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| Mar.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Venezuela funding brings Rio win
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| Mar.29 |
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Call for corruption action
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| Mar.31 |
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 Brazilian pioneer docks in space A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying Marcos Pontes into space has docked with the International Space Station
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| Apr.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Plane crash near Rio de Janeiro kills 19
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| Apr.8 |
 Kazakhstan |
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Brazilian back on Earth from ISS Lt Col Marcos Pontes, American Bill McArthur and Russian Valery Tokarev landed on the steppes
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| Apr.21 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil meets oil needs with rig
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Police attacks leave 30 dead Overnight gang attacks on Brazilian police left 30 people dead and 32 wounded
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Sao Paulo |
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Jail riots follow attacks
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
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Gang attacks leave 52 dead A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state
| The attacks began on 6 p.m. Friday. By Sunday there were at least 73 separate attacks with machine guns and grenades continued to dawn, staged in 22 detention centers
The dead include 35 police and prison guards, 3 civilians, and 14 gang members.
State Public Safety Department blamed the Primeiro Comando da Capital, or the First Capital Command.
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Sao Paulo |
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State reels from deadly attacks State Governor has said the situation is under control and has rejected a federal offer of help
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| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
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State's prison revolts end Revolts in 70 jails have come to an end, after 4 days of violence in which at least 81 people died
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| May.16 |
Sao Paulo |
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Police backlash lifts toll
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| May.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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156 killed in police vs. gang violence
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| May.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Formal probe for shooting by police
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| Jun.13 |
Berlin |
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Brazil wins over dogged Croatia, 1-0
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| Jun.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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Crowds celebrate Gay Pride
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| Jun.18 |
Germany |
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Brazil 2-0 Australia
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| Jun.19 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Shark kills surfer
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| Jun.22 |
Germany |
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Ronaldo pair sees him equal record
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| Jun.26 |
Sao Paulo |
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Police break up gang plot; 13 killed
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| Jun.27 |
 Germany |
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 Ronaldo breaks World Cup finals' record Ronaldo breaks Gerd Muller's goalscoring record to give the Brazil the lead vs. Ghana
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| Jul.1 |
West Germany |
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 Vintage France beat holders Brazil  Map of Frankfurt Germany| Henry's superb volley sent holders out of the World Cup as France moved into the semi-finals. Inspired by man-of-the-match Zidane, France were better in the first half, but failed to create chances to trouble Di... | |
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| Jul.19 |
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Coach Parreira has resigned
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| Jul.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Red Baron heiress killed parents
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| Jul.24 |
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Dunga appointed new Brazil coach The 42-year-old former Brazil midfielder and captain was surprisingly named as the new national
team coach
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| Aug.27 |
Istanbul |
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Massa roars to first Formula 1 win
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| Sep.29 |
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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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.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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Amazon |
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Wreckage of flight spotted Air force has located the passenger Boeing 737, which disappeared over the rainforest
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Brazil mourns air crash victims
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| Oct.1 |
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President forced into runoff| Leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fell short of the votes he needed to win a second term, triggering a runoff | |
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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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| Oct.17 |
Moscow |
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Carvalho powers CSKA top of group
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| Oct.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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  Alonso secures second world title Fernando Alonso claimed the F1 championship for the 2nd successive year as Schumacher punctured in his final race
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| Oct.24 |
Amazon |
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Voice recorder of crashed plane found Rescue workers using metal detectors found the flight recorder of the Boeing 737 that crashed in the jungle
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| Oct.29 |
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President Lula re-elected| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections. Voters gave another term for Lula's efforts to ease poverty while improving the economy. ... | |
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| Nov.14 |
Amazon |
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Dam plans jeopardize Amazon Environmental experts are criticizing government for failing to assess the impact of 2 dams proposed for construction
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| Dec.4 |
Amazon |
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Rainforest gets protected status The decision by Para Governor Simao will protect the land from the unsustainable logging and agriculture practices
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| Dec.7 |
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 Chavez promotes S. American gas pipeline Newly re-elected Venezuelan leader received a bear-hug welcome from President Silva as he began promoting S. American alliance
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| Dec.8 |
Sao Paulo |
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 US pilots charged in Amazon jetliner crash Brazilian federal police charged 2 New York pilots involved in a collision with exposing an aircraft to danger
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| Dec.17 |
Japan |
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Adriano shocks Barca to snatch cup
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| Dec.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio hit by deadly gang violence Gang attacks on buses and police stations have left at least 18 people dead,
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