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Brazil seeks source of rumors blamed for run on banks
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazilian authorities are trying to determine the source of rumors that led thousands of people concerned about their government assistance payments to make a run on banks last weekend. Word spread that the government would be...
Tags: Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Lingering problems threaten image of a 'new Brazil'
RIO DE JANEIRO — After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who...
Tags: Politics, Sports Organizations, Elections, 2016 Olympic Games, Soccer
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Brazil's Rousseff takes nuanced approach to foreign policy
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Shortly before Venezuela's presidential election, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recorded a video supporting Nicolas Maduro, saying he had "stood out brilliantly in the struggle" for a more democratic...
Tags: Politics, ABC (tv network), Honduras, Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Body of Hugo Chavez to remain on view under glass
CARACAS, Venezuela -- After funeral services Friday with at least 33 heads of state expected to be in attendance, the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be specially embalmed and ultimately placed on permanent public display in a glass case,...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Government, Politics, Caracas (Venezuela), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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World leaders react to death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
News of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the leftist leader who had been battling cancer, reverberated Tuesday around Latin America and the world. In La Paz, Bolivia, a teary-eyed Bolivian President Evo Morales said he was devastated,...
Tags: William Hague, Government, Barack Obama, Politics, Bolivia
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Brazilians take special glee in Super Bowl electrical outage
SAO PAULO, Brazil--Brazilians usually have little time for the U.S. version of football, but they can't stop talking about this year's Super Bowl. Subjected for years to questions about whether Brazil is prepared to effectively host the 2014 World Cup and...
Tags: Soccer, Sports, Football, Super Bowl, Summer Olympics
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Deadly nightclub fire in Brazil may have been started by flare
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below for details.SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A fire at a nightclub in southern Brazil may have been caused by a flare lit on stage by a live band, according to witnesses to the blaze, which killed at least 231 people early Sunday. [Updated: 10:55 a.m. PST, Jan. 27: Authorities...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Witnesses, Prosecution, Brazil, Disc Jockeys
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In Brazil's cracolandias, roving hordes of lost souls
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Between the high-rises in the dark center of this megacity, a swarm of people covers an entire block. They are in constant, aimless motion, glazed eyes and dirty faces illuminated repeatedly by small flashes of fire. This is...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Brazil, Drug Trafficking, Cocaine, Addiction
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IOC seems concerned over Rio's status for 2016 Summer Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — With concern mounting about the pace of progress for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, the IOC warned Brazilian organizers Tuesday that “time is ticking” and they must attack the project “with all vigor&...
Tags: Sports Organizations, Politics, 2016 Olympic Games, Bob Costas, Gun Control
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Municipal elections in Brazil provide welcome news for President Rousseff
World NowMunicipal elections throughout Brazil on Sunday saw Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes easily reelected, while in Sao Paulo two mayoral candidates faced a second round runoff. Brazilians voted largely to keep the major parties in charge of their cities,... -
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Argentina's Fernandez sworn in for a second term as president
World NowArgentinan president Fernandez de Kirchner was sworn in for a second term, after winning re-election in an October landslide...
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