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Brazil dam burst kills 16

Several people have been killed in the southern Brazilian city of Mariana after two dams holding waste from an iron ore mine burst. A flood of slurry

06/11/2015

Brazil

Brazil: dam bursts, killing several people in Mariana

Several people have been killed near the town of Mariana after a dam holding mining waste burst, engulfing houses and vehicles near the Germano mine

06/11/2015

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A rocky start of the first World Indigenous Games

The first World Indigenous Games got off to a rocky start on Friday as the opening ceremony’s colourful parade of indigenous peoples was marred by

24/10/2015

Culture news

Lisbon and Sao Paulo - Fashion capitals

Portugal Fashion Week has kicked off in Lisbon. Over 30 shows will take place to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event, which has a tradition

23/10/2015

Economy

São Paulo offers compromise over Uber after Brazil taxi protests

Demonstrations by Brazilian taxi drivers against the mobile ride-sharing app Uber failed to secure an outright ban on such services in São Paulo

09/10/2015

Brazil

Brazil: Federal Court says Rousseff government cooked the books

Brazil’s beleaguered President has been dealt another major blow. The country’s federal court has rejected Dilma Rousseff’s government’s latest

08/10/2015

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Brazilian inmates take hostages in jail riot

07/10/2015

Brazil

Rio Olympic organisers to cut lavish spending by almost 30 percent

07/10/2015

Brazil

Brazilian inmates take hostages in jail riot

Rioting prisoners in a Brazilian jail which houses sexual offenders have taken at least 10 people hostage. Inmates at the Londrina State

07/10/2015

Brazil

Brazilian Christ turns pink

Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue is being lit in bright pink throughout October to raise awareness for breast cancer. The event is the

06/10/2015

Culture news

Burqa-clad metal guitarist shredding stereotypes in Brazil

Thrashing stereotypes as she shreds the guitar. Gisele Marie has been fronting her brother’s heavy metal band Spectrus since 2012. Born in Sao Paulo

30/09/2015

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Johnny Depp on hand to help Rio's hard of hearing

26/09/2015

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Metro dancing as Rio de Janeiro toasts its musical heritage

11/09/2015

Economy

Brazil's markets tumble after Standard & Poor's cuts credit rating to junk

Brazil’s economy in the run-up to Olympic year in Rio is on shaky ground after Standard & Poor’s slashed its credit rating to “junk” status. The real

10/09/2015

Sport

Rio 2016 presents Future Arena

Despite workers adding the finishing touches to the exterior the Future Arena that will host next year’s Olympic handball and paralympic goalball

09/09/2015

Sport

German sailor Heil infected by Rio's polluted water

29/08/2015

Brazil

Slum eviction sparks clashes in Brazil

Violence flared in Brazil’s biggest city, Sao Paulo, on Thursday, as police moved in to evict dozens of families from a slum district. Angry locals

28/08/2015

Culture news

Kobra amplifies Sao Paulo's reality with new murals

Kobra is one of the giants of global street art. This Brazilian has spray painted huge, colorful murals throughout the city of Sao Paulo to raise

24/08/2015

Sport

Korean athlete taken to hospital after Olympic test race

South Korean windsurfer Wonwoo Cho was taken to hospital earlier this week after falling ill at the Olympic sailing test event in Rio de Janeiro’s

20/08/2015

Brazil

Merkel urges Brazil to open foreign competition

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Brazil to open up its markets to more foreign competitors. Merkel is in the country to promote German trade and

20/08/2015