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Rio de Janeiro
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Northeastern Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Police crisis before carnival
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| Jan.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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 Rio judge bans float on Holocaust  | A judge has banned a group from parading in the carnival with a float depicting the victims of the Holocaust and a Hitler figure | |
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| Feb.16 |
Berlin |
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The Elite Squad wins Golden Bear
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| Feb.22 |
Argentina |
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Latin America nuclear pact signed
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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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| Apr.6 |
Bahrain |
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Massa leads Ferrari 1-2
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| Apr.7 |
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Residents feel neglected in dengue fight
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| Apr.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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9 killed after police raid shantytown
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| Apr.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Balloon priest still missing at sea
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| Apr.25 |
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Plans to control access to Amazon
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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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| May.7 |
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 Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination Rancher Vitalmiro 'Bida' Bastos, convicted for the 2005 killing of a nun has been acquitted after a witness contradicted his own testimony
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| May.11 |
Istanbul |
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Massa completes title hat-trick
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| May.27 |
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Environment chief sworn in Carlos Minc has being sworn in amid concern among environmentalists over whether he will be able to curb Amazon deforestation
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| May.29 |
Amazon |
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Isolated tribe spotted| One of few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru | |
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| Jun.16 |
Paraguay |
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Brazil humbled by 10-man Paraguay
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| Jun.22 |
France |
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Massa leads championship
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Sao Paulo |
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Pele robbed by armed youths
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| Jul.30 |
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Musician leaves government The musician and Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, says he is standing down from the government to concentrate on his music career
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| Jul.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil revives nuclear power plant A government-controlled firm Electronuclear is forging ahead with plans to resume expansion of nuclear power program
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| Aug.1 |
Amazon |
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Brazil launches rainforest fund President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has launched an international fund to protect the rainforest and help combat climate change
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| Aug.7 |
China |
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Brazil beat nine-man Belgium
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| Aug.19 |
Beijing |
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Argentina rout 9-man Brazil to reach final
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| Aug.22 |
Amazon |
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 Brazil hands 'drug baron' to US  Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, the leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels has been extradited to the US by Brazil
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| Sep.7 |
Belgium |
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Massa wins GP as Hamilton demoted
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| Sep.17 |
 Norway |
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 Norway joins fight to save Amazon Norway has pledged $1bn to a new international fund to help Brazil protect the rainforest
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Sao Paulo |
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Paraguay, Brazil discuss energy treaty Paraguay's new President Lugo visited Brazil to launch talks to earn his poor country more money from a dam on the nations' shared border
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| Sep.29 |
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Brazil government 'worst logger' The government has been named as the worst illegal logger of Amazon forests by its own Environment Ministry
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| Nov.3 |
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Itaś and Unibanco to merge operations Itaś and Unibanco will merge their banking, credit, and insurance operations, creating the largest financial services group in the Southern Hemisphere
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| Nov.18 |
Amazon |
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Plane to monitor tribes The authorities are to use a plane equipped with body-heat sensors to monitor uncontacted Indian tribes from a distance
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| Nov.24 |
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Flooding leaves thousands homeless The rain-fueled flooding in Santa Catarina state has left at least 28 dead and more than 18,000 homeless
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| Nov.25 |
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Flooding blamed for 84 deaths The rain-fueled flooding has brought disaster declarations in 6 municipalities. The flooding has left more than 20,000 people homeless
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| Nov.27 |
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Death toll climbs in flooding Map of Santa Catarina Brazil The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded areas
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About 1.5 million people have been affected; nearly 79,000 residents have been left homeless.
Two municipalities remain isolated
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| Nov.29 |
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More flood victims found Map of Santa Catarina Brazil Search and rescue officials found 9 bodies, bringing the death toll from flooding in southern Brazil to 109. 19 people remain missing
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| Dec.1 |
Amazon |
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70% deforestation cuts Brazil has announced a plan to reduce deforestation rates in the region by 70% over the next ten years
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Map of Copacabana Brazil| Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007 | |
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| Dec.10 |
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Global child porn network exposed Police have charged 19 men with being part of a global child pornography net involving people in 70 countries after a tip-off from Brazilian police
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| Dec.30 |
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Accused in nun's murder arrested A lengthy investigation into the behavior of Regivaldo Pereira Galvao accused of ordering the murder of a 73-year-old American led to his arrest
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