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World Cup winner Pele to auction football memorabilia

Football legend and three times World Cup winner Pele is to part with his collection of sporting and cultural memorabilia which will go under the hammer in London in…

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Brazil anti-corruption minister quits after 'trying to spoil' corruption probe

Anti-corruption protesters in Brazil have been given yet more ammunition in their drive to clean up public life.

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Brazilian police make arrests in videoed gang rape case

Two suspects detained in Brazilian gang rape case Anger at video of alleged assault Security concerns ahead of Summer Olympics Police in Brazil have arrested two suspects in a rape case which has s

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Sao Paulo holds 'world's biggest' Gay Pride Parade

Brazil’s biggest city has held what is believed to be the biggest Gay Pride Parade in the world.

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Zika virus: WHO rejects demands to move Rio Olympics

The World Health Organization has rejected demands for this summer’s Rio Olympics to be moved or postponed due to the Zika virus.

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Rio police probe 'gang rape' of 16-year-old by 'more than 30 men'

Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are investigating allegations that a 16-year-old girl was brutally raped by more than thirty…

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Video - Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva tribe on the edge of extinction

Despite winning a campaign to get Brazil to declare a protected area for the Kawahiva tribe – one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon Forest – campaigners say there is no time to

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Brazil in crisis after leaked tape forces out interim President's ally

Brazil’s minister of planning Romero Juca has stepped aside over claims he conspired to obstruct an investigation into the country’s biggest-ever corruption…

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Brazil's Petrobras gets new boss with same old problems

Pedro Parente, the new boss of Brazil's scandal-ridden state-controlled energy firm Petrobras, has been talking about the challenges ahead.

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Brazil's economic struggle and the counterintuitive oracle of technology

Brazil's interim president Michel Temerm promises economic as well political calm, but he faces a massive challenge, and Warren Buffett's surprise technology investment choices.

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Brazil's Workers' Party tells euronews "world should reject coup"

Brazil’s Workers’ Party has launched a diplomatic offensive against the country’s interim president.

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Thirty one athletes risk Rio Olympics exclusion after sample restests

The first ever Olympic Games to take place on South American soil is now looming large. The 2016 Rio Olympics begin on August 5th and some 10,000

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Brazil will be ready for Olympic Games despite Zika, says minister

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says the agency is increasingly concerned about the mosquito-borne virus Zika . Margaret Chan noted that

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Brazil's interim president woos union leaders

Brazil’s interim president views pension reforms Aims to restore political and economic calm Critics – ‘he’s turned the clock back 30 years’

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Rio's mayor says Zika 'not a big issue' ahead of Olympics

With this year’s Olympic Games just around the corner, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor is trying to dampen down fears over the Zika virus. Eduardo Paes says

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Australian Olympic athletes to receive Zika proof condoms

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Brazil: huge fire ravages Sao Paolo favela

A huge fire has caused much damage in a poor district of Brazil’s largest city Sao Paolo. The authorities said at least 120 houses were destroyed

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Rousseff attacks Brazil's 'illegitimate' interim government and vows to return

Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has repeated to foreign journalists her defiant message that she will fight to return to government. The

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With Michel Temer at the head, what's next for Brazil?

He’s the man of the moment in Brazil, but relatively unknown on the international stage. Michel Temer has taken the reins as president, for an as-yet

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Brazil's interim president wants to 'pacify' and 'unify' country

Fresh into the job, Brazil’s interim president says his priority is to pacify and unify the country. Speaking in Brasilia, Michel Temer said