Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A woman sunbathing topless on Ipanema beach, attracted by sunny skies and nearly 100-degree Fahrenheit temperatures, caught photographers attention Wednesday. Throngs of Carioca beachgoers hit the sand as thermometers topped out at 37.3 degrees … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – In September, the Court of Sao Paulo rectified the death certificate of journalist Vladimir Herzog, who died during Brazil’s dictatorship era. According to Brazilian online media reports, the certificate no longer lists suicide as … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A giant cloud that resembled an approaching tsunami captivated residents and tourists enjoying a Sunday afternoon at the beach in Santos (SP), reported Brazilian online media. Marcela Pierotti of TV Tribuna photographed the scene.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Christ the Redeemer ‘floating’ in the clouds above Rio – an illusion created by heavy fog which hit the city Saturday morning, reported Brazilian online media. The clouds changed the landscape in many parts … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – For many, Buenos Aires seems like the most European city in the southern hemisphere, much like Paris, Madrid and Rome. The city’s extraordinary cultural life, beautiful architecture and superb dining, as … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Realizing a life-long dream, a 61-year-old Brazilian woman gave birth to twins Tuesday, in Santos, on the Sao Paulo coast, reported Brazilian online media. Despite her age, mom Antonia Leticia Asti and her husband, … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – The auction for the virginity of Brazilian Catarina Migliorini, 20, ended Wednesday with a bid of $780 thousand dollars, reported the Virgins Wanted website. A Japanese national from Tokyo, identified only as Natsu, 53, … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A 41-year-old homeless car washer in town near Salvador, Bahia surprised friends and family when he attended his own wake Sunday, reported online media. The family of Gilberto Araujo mistakenly identified a corpse held … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A bus in the interior of Rio de Janeiro state ran off a mountain highway Monday (22 Oct.) afternoon, killing 11 people including the driver, reported online media. At least 8 people also suffered … Continue reading
Brazil Music News RIO DE JANEIRO – Vinicius de Moraes, singer, songwriter, bohemian, womanizer, inveterate smoker and whiskey connoisseur, would have been 99 years old Friday (19 Oct.). Author of classics such as “Saudade,” “Eu Sei que Vou Te Amar” … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Doctors in Brazil tell of the case of a 21-year-old man who has a rare medical condition, in which the scalp looks like brain. The doctors describe the condition, which began about two years … Continue reading
Brazil Celebrity News RIO DE JANEIRO – Monday, a judge ordered a church-owned newspaper to pay television personality Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel $75 thousand in damages, reported online media. The paper, “Folha Universal,” owned by the Universal Church of … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News SAN LUCAS ISLAND, Costa Rica – This former prison colony, located just off Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast, is now a tourist attraction. The island prison, which operated between 1873 and 1991, first housed political … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO – A press photographer caught a naked women frolicking in the surf early Monday morning, in the Flamengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Police responsible for patrolling area told reporters that they … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO – Google Streetview Brazil announced Thursday inclusion of 35 Brazilian tourist attractions, such as the Sao Paulo Zoo and Ipanema Beach. The service offers interactive panoramic views of sites around the world.
