Tobacco Use Less than 10% in some Cities

by Michael Hone Posted on July 1, 2012

Brazil News

Maceió is the state capital with the lowest percentage of smokers in Brazil
Few people smoke in Maceió, Brazil (photo:rankbrasil.com.br)

RIO DE JANEIRO – Maceió is the state capital with the lowest percentage of tobacco use in Brazil. In Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state in Northeastern Brazil, with about one million inhabitants, only 7.8% of the population uses tobacco in any form, according to rankbrasil.com.br.

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Jennifer Lopez in Fortaleza

by Michael Hone Posted on June 30, 2012

Brazil Celebrity News

Jennifer Lopez in Fortaleza
Jennifer Lopez in Fortaleza (photo: TV Verdes Mares)

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Jennifer Lopez, boyfriend Casper Smart and kids Max and Emme attracted curious onlookers on a Brazilian beach Saturday, reported online media. The star and her family – accompanied by an entourage that included burly body guards – spent the day at Mucuripe beach in Fortaleza.
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Scuba Diving in Arraial do Cabo

by Michael Hone Posted on June 29, 2012

Brazil Travel & Tourism News

Scuba diving in Arraial do Cabo
Scuba diving in Arraial do Cabo (photo: Thyago Mayerhofer / PL Divers / G1)

RIO DE JANEIRO – A scuba divers paradise exists just a three-hour drive from Rio, in Arraial do Cabo, in the Lakes Region of Rio de Janeiro. Clear blue waters, with a rich variety of sea life ideal for scuba diving, welcome visitors to the “Caribe Carioca,” as the area is known.

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Brazil Told of Venezuelan Treachery in Paraguay

by Michael Hone Posted on June 28, 2012

Brazil Political News

Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan foreign minister accused of meddling in Paraguay
Nicolás Maduro

BRASILIA – A Brazilian congressional committee heard testimony accusing Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez of inciting military revolt in Paraguay, reported estadao.com.br. The Paraguayans appeared before the committee this week seeking to gain Brazilian support for the new Paraguayan president, Frederico Franco.

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Copacabana Palace Hotel Auction July 3

by Michael Hone Posted on June 27, 2012

Brazil Travel & Tourism News

Copacabana Palace Hotel Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro to auction off old furniture on July 3rd.
Copacabana Palace Hotel Rio de Janeiro to auction off old furniture on July 3rd.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio will auction old furniture – some dating to the opening of the hotel in 1923 – on July 3rd, reported online media on Wednesday. Afterward, the hotel will undergo a U.S. $15 million dollar renovation.
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by Michael Hone Posted on June 27, 2012

Brazil Celebrity News

Xuxa loses lawsuit against Google over links to scenes from the 1979 movie Strange Love
1979 Film Amor Estranho Amor

BRASILIA – Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice ruled in favor of Google in a legal battle brought by television personality Xuxa Meneghel, reported online media Wednesday. Xuxa sued Google in 2010 asking that the search giant stop indexing links to ‘pornographic’ images of the star.
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Stray Dogs Living in Cemetery Intrigue

by Michael Hone Posted on June 25, 2012

Brazil Human Interest News

Two dogs have taken up residense in the Novo Gama municipal graveyard
Dogs in the Novo Gama Cemetery

GOIANIA, Brazil – The sudden presence of two stray dogs is causing intrigue among officials at the municipal cemetery in Novo Gama, Goiás. Workers believe that they may have belonged to one of the people recently buried there.

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Six-Star Hotel in Brazil

by Michael Hone Posted on June 23, 2012

Brazil Travel & Tourism News

Six-Star Hotel Saint Andrews, Gramado Brazil
Six-Star Hotel Saint Andrews, Gramado Brazil (Photo: Roberta Salinet/RBS TV)

GRAMADO, Brazil – Gramado, a small tourist town in the Southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, is home to the only six-star hotel in Brazil. Resembling a European castle and operating since 2010, the Hotel Saint Andrews exudes luxury.

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Jennifer Lopez Arrives in Sao Paulo

by Michael Hone Posted on June 22, 2012

Brazil Celebrity News

Jennifer Lopez arrives in São Paulo on Friday 22 June 2012
Jennifer Lopez arrives in São Paulo on Friday 22 June 2012 (G1)

SAO PAULO – Jennifer Lopez arrived in Brazil on Friday to perform – for the first time in the country – at the Pop Music Festival 2012. The singer disembarked in Cumbica Airport in Guarulhos, São Paulo. She sings at the São Paulo Pop Music Festival 2012 in Anhembi on Saturday.

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