Fortaleza Police Detain 50 Tourists

Fortaleza Ceara Brazil prostitution bust
Fortaleza Anti-prostitution bust

Brazil News

RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in Fortaleza detained 50 foreign tourists and closed a nightclub suspected of hosting underage prostitutes early Saturday. The operation to combat the sexual exploitation of minors by foreigners occurred in the Praia de Iracema area of Fortaleza, capital of the northeastern state of Ceara.
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Manhole Explodes Near Copacabana Palace

Manhole explodes behind Copacabana Palace Hotel
Manhole explodes behind Copacabana Palace Hotel

Brazil News

RIO DE JANEIRO – A manhole exploded Tuesday afternoon in Copacabana, injuring a passing motorcyclist on Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana. The explosion occurred just behind the five-star Copacabana Palace Hotel, near where another manhole exploded earlier this year.
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Video: SP Driver Runs Down Pedestrians

Congonhas pedestrians run down by drinking driver
Congonhas pedestrians run down

Brazil News

SAO PAULO – Police released graphic video showing a woman and her daughter run down by a car at the entrance to Congonhas International Airport Saturday. Airport security cameras recorded the images, which show the moment the car jumps the curb, invades the sidewalk and strikes the women, early Saturday morning.
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Video: Sao Paulo Redhead Rage

Redhead Paulista destroys car with hammer
Redhead Vents Rage

Brazil News

SAO PAULO – Scores of passersby watched Thursday afternoon, as a redhead woman pounded a sedan with a hammer for several minutes on a busy Sao Paulo street. At least three witnesses recorded cellphone video, later uploaded to YouTube, showing the woman venting her rage on the 1990s-era Honda Accord.
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Caren Souza and Thaiz Schmitt Enjoy Beach

Caren Souza and Thaiz Schmitt at the beach in Rio de Janeiro
Caren Souza and Thaiz Schmitt at the beach

Brazil News

RIO DE JANEIRO – Latin American jazz singer Caren Souza spent Monday at the beach in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio, with best friend and Playboy bunny Thaiz Schmitt. The typical Brazilian girls, host of “Mischief” and the always provocative model enjoyed the sunny day frolicking in the surf, taking in the sun, and teasing the paparazzi to no end.
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Carine Felizardo Wins Miss Bumbum 2012

Carine Felizardo - Pará wins Miss Best Butt Brazil Contest
Carine Felizardo – Pará Miss BumBum 2012

Brazil News

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carine Felizardo, representing the state of Para, won the Miss Bumbum 2012 title at an event held Friday night in Sao Paulo, recognizing her as having the “best butt in the world.” Andressa Urach, representing Santa Catarina took second, followed by Camila Vernaglia for Sao Paulo.
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ATM Bandits Use High Tech Tools

Brazil News

ATM bandits use laptop computer to steal cash from Bank of Brazil ATMs
Bank of Brazil (photo: TV Bahia)

RIO DE JANEIRO – Using a laptop computer, bandits stole an undisclosed amount of cash from two Bank of Brazil ATMs in metropolitan Salvador, Bahia, early Monday, reported Brazilian online media. According to police, the branch manager noticed the theft in the morning, when he arrived to open the branch office in Mata de Sao Joao, Bahia.
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World’s Most Expensive Push-Up Bra?

Brazil News

Two point five kilos of cocaine hidden in bra
Most Expensive Push-Up (Photo: Monica Dias/G1)

RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in the Amazonas state capital, Manaus, arrested a young woman Saturday carrying 2.5 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in her push-up bra and bound to her body. The woman had arrived on a flight from Rio Branco, capital of Acre state, which borders Peru and Bolivia, reported online media.
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