Brazil News | SAO PAULO – Homeless beggars who wait in line at a National Public Health System (SUS) clinic in Sao Paulo are earning more than surgeons, reports TEM TV. Even after complaints about the practice, a news crew … Continue reading
Brazil News | FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil – New photos of police misbehaving while on duty have gone viral on the internet in Southern Brazil. The new photos, which were published on social networking sites on Monday, show a Military Policeman (PM), … Continue reading
Brazil News | SAO PAULO – Maria Veronica Aparecida Cesar Santos, 25, who faked a pregnancy with quadruplets, lived in a “fantasy world” according to her lawyer, Enilson Castro. The lawyer also released a photo showing the young woman absent … Continue reading
Brazil News SAO PAULO – Miss Plus Size Brazil, Barbara Monteiro, crowned on Sunday night, was hospitalized early on Monday, said Alberto Conde, the event coordinator. He told G1 that she is doing well and is expected to be discharged … Continue reading
Brazil News | CURITIBA, Brazil – A photograph of two policemen drinking beer, in uniform, on-duty and in the company of young women is causing a stir. The photograph, which shows the two Military Policemen (PM) with cans of beer … Continue reading
Brazil News | SALVADOR, Brazil – President Dilma Rousseff participated on Sunday in a ceremony honoring the victims of the Holocaust. Sponsored by the Jewish Confederation of Brazil (CONIBO) in partnership with the Israeli Society of Bahia, the event was … Continue reading
Brazil News | SAO PAULO – After more than 17 years estranged, father and son were reunited on Saturday in the Sao Jose do Rio Preto Jail, in the state of Sao Paulo. The two were arrested in different places … Continue reading
Brazil News | BRASILIA – Thursday, the National Postal Museum in Brasilia opened an exhibition of master engravings produced between the 15th and 18th centuries. The “Masters of Engraving in the Collection of the National Library Foundation” exhibit runs through … Continue reading
Brazil News | HAVANA – Journalist and Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said on Friday that she has asked Cuban authorities for permission to travel to Brazil. Cuban citizens are required to possess the infamous Permiso de Viaje al Exterior (PVE), … Continue reading
Brazil News | BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – Two siblings of former Vice President Jose Alencar died on Friday in different states in an interval of two hours. The information was confirmed by another sibling of Alencar, Antonio Gomes da Silva, … Continue reading
Brazil News | GOIANIA, Brazil – A security camera video surfaced this week showing a 22-year-old junk car dealer being chased down and killed with 12 shots. Homicide detectives say they will request a copy of the video to aid … Continue reading
Brazil News | RIO DE JANEIRO – Rescuers have pulled the body of a fourth victim from Wednesday night’s collapse of three highrise buildings in downtown Rio. According to the State Secretariat of Civil Defense, as of 5 pm Thursday, … Continue reading
Brazil News | SAO PAULO – Ashton Kutcher gives a playful interview to TV Globo at Sao Paulo Fashion Week. http://s.videos.globo.com/p2/player.swf Ashton Kutcher (Video: Globo TV)
Brazil News | RIO DE JANEIRO – A seven-story building, which was under renovation, collapsed completely in downtown Rio de Janeiro late on Wednesday. State Civil Defense reported that the fall of the building left 11 victims dead and wounded, … Continue reading
Brazil News | FORTALEZA, Brazil – A calf born with two heads in the city of Crato, in the interior of the state, has become an attraction. The animal caught the attention of community residents, who gathered at the farm … Continue reading
