Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Federal Police (PF) seized 85 kilograms of pure cocaine Thursday at a checkpoint on the BR-020 highway in Formosa, Goias. Police say the drugs, bound for the Federal District, would be sold during Carnaval … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – The city of Rio de Janeiro will soon begin compulsory hospitalization of adult crack addicts, according to the newspaper “O Dia.” According to the report, the city will remand crack users to local hospitals … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – MMA’s Valter Luis da Silva, light heavyweight champion of Brazil, died Tuesday morning in an automobile accident in Sao Paulo. Valter Luis, age unknown, current holder of the light heavyweight belt from the BRFC … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Federal Highway Police (PRF) in central Brazil seized nearly 10 thousand packages of illegal drugs in two cars, early Monday morning. Police busted the traffickers on the BR-050, near Cumari, 258 kilometers from Goiania, … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A clothing store’s security cameras recorded an armed robber dancing and primping himself in a mirror during a heist Thursday, in central Brazil. Police arrested three minors for robbing the clothing shop in suburban … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Mariana Rios, the 27-year-old Brazilian actress and cast member on the popular TV show “Salve Jorge,” drew many admirers at the beach in Rio last weekend. The bombshell brunette, who plays the character Drika … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Restrooms in a new public building recently opened in southern Brazil, give new meaning to the word “public.” The bathrooms have transparent glass walls, allowing passersby on the street an unobstructed view of people … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in Sao Paulo state arrested two octogenarian men over the weekend, in separate incidents of bad behavior. Police say one of the men trafficked cocaine and the other hired a pair of child … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Federal Police (PF) seized about 2000 cases of Paraguayan cigarettes smuggled into the country Friday. The seizure occurred in the cities of Santa Terezinha de Itaipu and Medianeira, in western Parana near the … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Correctional officers in northeastern Brazil captured a house cat carrying contraband items into a prison last Sunday. Officials at the facility in Alagoas state said the cat carried hacksaw blades, drill bits, a cellphone … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in the Amazon arrested three suspected drug traffickers Friday, who they say pulled teeth from debtors. Authorities in Manaus say the trio, a couple and a 19-year-old man, would knock out the teeth … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Over two million revelers in Copacabana celebrated New Year 2013 under cloudless skies and with the largest pyrotechnic display in the world. Twenty-four metric tons of fireworks, accompanied by a soundtrack by João Brasil, … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Historic high temperatures baked Rio de Janeiro Wednesday, where huge crowds hit the beaches and sporadic blackouts brought air conditioning to a halt in some areas. The official high temperature reached a record 43.2 … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Catarina Migliorni, the Brazilian woman who auctioned off her virginity to the highest bidder, is on the cover of January’s Playboy magazine in Brazil.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in central Brazil arrested a butcher Friday, accusing him of stealing a hand from a corpse inside the city morgue last month. According to testimony before state police in Goias, the man claimed … Continue reading
