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Tattoo Week returns in Rio

Andre Coelheo, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 21 12:54 PM

An artist works on a tattoo during the IX Tattoo Week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday. Read more »

'So much joy': Brazil holds first carnival since COVID

Joshua Howat Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 05:39 PM

Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil. Read more »

PH national team meets Olympic champ libero of Brazil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 04:34 PM

The Philippine women’s volleyball national team received extra motivation from two-time Olympic gold medalist Sergio Santos of Brazil. Read more »

Pele hospitalized again for colon cancer treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 10:02 AM

Brazilian football great Pele has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo since Monday as part of his treatment for colon cancer. Read more »

Beatles fan's lost letter turns to story of hope

Joshua Howat Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 10:04 AM

Like many COVID-19 victims, Karlo Schneider never got to say goodbye to his family. Unlike most, he delivered them a message a year after he died. Read more »

Brazil military bought penis implants, says lawmaker

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 08:43 AM

After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed it had also acquired 60 penile implants. Read more »

Never again to dictatorship

Nelson Almeida, AFP
Posted at Apr 01 02:27 PM

Brazil was under a dictatorship for 21 years after a coup d'état by the Brazilian Armed Forces on April 1, 1964. Read more »

Diplomats from 27 countries briefed on preps for polls

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 04:15 PM

James Jimenez explained that the delegations were briefed on general election information and shown the official ballots. Read more »

Viral photo changes Brazil trash-pickers' lives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 08:24 AM

A holiday story that emerged from an unlikely place took a heartwarming turn when Gabriel Silva, a Brazilian boy photographed pulling a Christmas tree from a garbage dump, managed to help buy his family a house. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 4, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 01:08 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Brazilians hit beaches amid heat wave

Antonio Lacerda, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 04 05:17 PM

People take advantage of the hot day during the Brazilian summer at Urca beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday. Read more »

Death toll in Brazil mudslide reaches 165

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 02:49 PM

The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165. Read more »

136 bodies retrieved from Brazil landslide

Mauro Pimentel, AFP
Posted at Feb 20 12:20 PM

A total of 136 bodies have been retrieved to date, according to officials, from the landslide in Petropolis, Brazil. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 18, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 01:15 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Brazil floods, landslides kill 94

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 04:40 PM

Rescue workers raced against the clock Wednesday searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, killing at least 94 people. Read more »

Despair, solidarity for Brazil storm victims

Louis Genot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 06:00 AM

Authorities say Tuesday's storms, which dumped a month's worth of rain, killed at least 78 people across the city of Petropolis. Read more »

Women's clothing store bans men in Brazil

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 02 09:26 AM

Sick and tired of men harassing her clients and employees, the owner of a women's clothing store in Brazil decided to take matters into her own hands and ban them from her shop. Read more »

US CDC warns against travel to Philippines, Singapore over COVID-19

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 01 08:04 AM

The US CDC advised against travel to a dozen countries because of high rates of COVID-19 infection, including Mexico, Brazil, Singapore and the Philippines. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 11, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 01:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Southeastern Brazil hit by massive flooding

Douglas Magno, AFP
Posted at Jan 11 02:06 PM

People wade through the water as they remove belongings from their homes in the flooded Brazilian municipality of Juatuba, located in the state of Minas Gerais, on Monday. Read more »