Airliner Skidding Off Runway Shown in Videos

by Michael Hone Posted on September 29, 2012

Brazil Travel & Tourism News

Azul Flight 3903 airliner skidding off runway in Cascavel Parana 28 Sep 2012
Azul Airliner Skidding Off Runway

RIO DE JANEIRO – Amateur photographers recorded images of a Brazilian airliner skidding off runway Friday, one from inside the aircraft cabin and one from the ground, reported Brazilian online media Saturday. Azul flight 6903 from Campinas (Sao Paulo) to Cascavel (Parana) left the runway while trying to land during high winds.
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Passionfruit Vine Producing Unusual Fruit Dies

by Michael Hone Posted on September 27, 2012

Brazil News

pasisonfruit shaped like male genital organs
Unusual Passionfruit

RIO DE JANEIRO – A passionfruit vine famous for producing ‘phallic-shaped’ pods in northern Brazil has died, reported online media Thursday. Homemaker Maria Rodrigues of Sao Jose de Ribamar, Maranahao, has earned extra income for a few years by showing off the fruit, which grew in the shape of male genital organs.
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Supermodel Alvaro Jacomossi Arrested in Rio

by Michael Hone Posted on September 23, 2012

Brazil News

Alvaro Jacomossi arrested on firearms charge in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Supermodel Alvaro Jacomossi

RIO DE JANEIRO – Police arrested Brazilian supermodel Alvaro Jacomossi, 32, Saturday accusing him of shooting at random from his high-rise condominium, reported online media Sunday. The condominium sits on posh Joatinga Beach in Rio de Janeiro’s fashionable South Zone.
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Brazil’s Motocar: Tuk-Tuk Style Three-Wheeler

by Michael Hone Posted on September 22, 2012

Brazil News

Workers in Manaus assemble Brazil's first three-wheeled road vehicle, the Motocar
Brazil’s Motocar

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s first three-wheeled motor vehicle intended for use on city streets is in its last stages of approval by government regulators, reported online media Saturday. The Motocar, styled after the three-wheeled vehicles found in the Andean region of South America and the Indian tuk-tuk, should arrive in Sao Paulo showrooms next month and sell for about five thousand dollars.
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Brazilian Internet Access Makes Gains

by Michael Hone Posted on September 21, 2012

Brazil News

Brazil Internet access grows
Internet Access Gains in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Internet access increased by 10 million users between 2009 and 2011, an increase of 14.7 percent, reported online media. According to the National Survey by Household Sampling (PNAD), released Friday, with the increase, 77.7 million people had access to the worldwide web during the study period, more than four in 10 Brazilians (46.5 percent).
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Brazilian Woman Auctioning Her Virginity

by Michael Hone Posted on September 20, 2012

Brazil News

Twenty-year-old Brazilian Catarina is auctioning off her virginity
Twenty-Year-Old Virgin

RIO DE JANEIRO – An attractive 20-year-old virgin from Southern Brazil is auctioning off her first sexual experience to the highest bidder, reported online media. Although the auction – brainchild of an Australian documentary filmmaker – does not end until Oct. 15, bids have already reached $780 thousand dollars (Last updated: October 24, 2012 at 11:06 am).
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Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station Plans

by Michael Hone Posted on September 18, 2012

Brazil News

Fire destroys Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station February 2012
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station ablaze

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s defense minister said Monday that the country is taking steps toward rebuilding its Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, reported online media. Fire destroyed the scientific station killing two service members last February.
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South American Cellphone Hurling Contest

by Michael Hone Posted on September 17, 2012

Brazil Environment News

South American Cellphone Hurling Contest
South American Cellphone Hurling Contest

RIO DE JANEIRO — The fifth annual South American Cellphone Hurling Tournament occurred in Iguazu Falls, Southern Brazil Sunday, reported online media. Over four hundred people donated 2 kilograms each of non-perishable food for the right to take part in the event, held each year to raise awareness of proper disposal of electronic waste.
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Rio Harley Days 2012 Draws Thousands

by Michael Hone Posted on September 16, 2012

Brazil News

Rio Harley Days 2012
Rio Harley Days 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio Harley Days 2012 concluded Sunday with 1,500 bikers from all over the country touring Rio on a 35-kilometer ride, reported online media. The journey, which lasted about an hour, started at the Marina da Gloria and passed by various sites around the city such as Copacabana Beach and the Candelaria Church. Although most of the bikers were locals, the ride attracted people from other parts of the country.
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Kilt, Iconic Sao Paulo Nightclub Torn Down

by Michael Hone Posted on September 13, 2012

Brazil News

Kilt Nightclub Sao Paulo before being torn down (photo: Roney Domingos/G1)
Kilt Nightclub (photo: Roney Domingos/G1)

SAO PAULO – Kilt Nightclub, an iconic fixture in downtown Sao Paulo for over four decades, closed last month and fell to the wrecking ball this past weekend. One of the most notorious nightclubs in the city, Kilt – which occupied nearly 6,000 square feet in a building styled after a Scottish castle – featured erotic shows, a samba school, striptease and dance shows. Mostly, though, the club was a place to meet working girls – hundreds of whom worked at the club on any given night.
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