Starbucks Opens First Sao Paulo Shop
Brazil News SAO PAULO – The American coffee chain Starbucks has just opened its first store in Sao Paulo, on Avenida Paulista in the West Zone of the city, reported online media Saturday.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Latest Yoki Foods CEO Slaying Update
Brazil Crime News SAO PAULO – A Sao Paulo judge has awarded temporary custody of Elize and Marcos Matsunaga’s daughter to members of the slain man’s family. Elize, 30, remains in jail charged with killing her husband Marcos, 41, dismembering … Continue reading
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Rebar Pierces Worker’s Skull
Brazil Survival News RIO DE JANEIRO – A construction worker in Rio de Janeiro survived after a two-meter length of rebar pierced his skull Wednesday morning, reported online media. The metal bar, used in construction, fell from the fifth floor … Continue reading
Secret to Long Life: Never Get Married
Brazil Human Interest News PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Centenarian Renalto Risi Palombo, who celebrated his 104th birthday Wednesday, revealed his secret to long life: never get married. One of the oldest inhabitants of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil’s … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO – Google Street View announced this week that the company has increased its supply of 360-degree panoramic images of Brazil. The service, available in Brazil since 2010, now covers more than seventy …
Posted in Brazil News, Brazil Travel and Tourism Tagged , internet, streetview
Sao Paulo FEMEN Protesters Arrested
Brazil News SAO PAULO – Police arrested three members of the feminist group FEMEN around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday after a protest at the Russian consulate, reported online media. Wearing only panties and carrying placards, with slogans painted on their semi-nude … Continue reading
Miss Plus Size Brazil Prepares for Barbados
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Miss Plus Size Brazil, Barbara Monteiro, is preparing to compete in the Miss Plus Caribbean Universe Pageant next week. Crowned Brazil’s most beautiful plus-sized woman at a Sao Paulo pageant in January, Barbara stands … Continue reading
Hang Glider Accident Leaves One Dead in Rio
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO – A hang glider accident Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro has left the pilot dead and a tourist badly shaken, reported online media. The tragedy occurred in Sao Conrado, in the … Continue reading
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U.S. Issues Brazilians More Travel Visas
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO — The United States Embassy and consulates in Brazil increased the number of visas issued in July by 24 percent, compared with the same month of 2011, reported online media Monday. The … Continue reading
Sao Paulo Ecstasy Mostly Bogus
Brazil Drug News SAO PAULO — A new study shows that most of the ecstasy seized by police in the state of São Paulo during the past year is bogus, reported Brazil’s largest circulation newspaper on Sunday. The study shows … Continue reading
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