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Mormon tycoon helps Venezuelans start over in Brazil

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 11:05 AM

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian tycoon Carlos Wizard Martins has never set foot in Venezuela. But the Mormon businessman is on a mission from God to help thousands of desperate migrants crossing the border to restart their lives. Read more »

Not kosher: Israel embassy in Brazil mocked over lunch photo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 07:59 AM

BRASILIA, Brazil - A bungled attempt to alter a photo of Israel's ambassador to Brazil apparently enjoying a lobster lunch with President Jair Bolsonaro has been ridiculed on social media, where users accused the embassy of censoring the non-kosher shellfish. Read more »

Fans bid final farewell to Brazil music legend Joao Gilberto

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 03:34 AM

Hundreds of mourners turned out Monday to bid a final farewell to Brazilian music legend Joao Gilberto at a public vigil in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »

Football: Jesus takes centre stage as Brazil win Copa America

Andrew Downie, Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 11:00 AM

Brazil's Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 on Sunday to win the Copa America for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the Maracana stadium. Read more »

Football: Brazil into Copa America final as Messi fails again

Barnaby Chesterman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 11:30 AM

Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina 2-0 on Tuesday to qualify for the Copa America final. Read more »

Football: France through at women's World Cup; England advance

Andy Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 11:37 AM

France won through to the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup on Sunday as Amandine Henry's extra-time strike secured a tense victory over Brazil. Read more »

Football: Marta dedicates World Cup record to 'anyone fighting for equality'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 11:03 AM

Marta secured her place among the legends of football on Tuesday after the Brazilian become the World Cup's all-time leading scorer in the 1-0 win against Italy in Valenciennes. Read more »

Football: Neymar rape accusations overshadow Copa America kick-off

Manuel Cabello Dujo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 10:52 AM

Brazil should have been gearing up for another major home sporting spectacle with renewed optimism that star forward Neymar would help bring to an end a 12-year trophy drought. Read more »

Pride flags and foreign policy: US diplomats see shift on gay rights

The New York Times
Posted at Jun 10 08:59 AM

American diplomats in Brazil recently sought State Department permission to fly rainbow flags this month at the US Embassy and a consulate, citing an increasingly hostile environment for gay Brazilians since the election of the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro last fall. Read more »

Football: Brazil coach reserves judgment on Neymar rape accusation

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 11:51 AM

Brazilian coach Tite on Monday declined to pass judgment on the rape accusation made against the national soccer side's star Neymar. Read more »

Children up for adoption paraded in Brazil shopping center

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 08:39 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - A parade of adoptable children held in a Brazilian shopping center drew condemnation Thursday, with some comparing the event to the sale of animals or slaves. Read more »

In landmark case, Brazil sues top tobacco firms to recover public health costs

Reuters
Posted at May 24 12:32 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil is suing the world’s largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International, in a landmark case aimed at recovering the public health treatment costs of tobacco-related diseases over the last five years. Read more »

River or retail? Amazon nears victory vs 8 nations over domain name

Reuters
Posted at May 21 08:21 AM

Amazon Inc has been seeking rights to the domain name since 2012. But Amazon basin countries Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname have argued that it refers to their geographic region and should not be the monopoly of one company. Read more »

Bolsonaro's decree allows millions of Brazilians to carry guns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 11:35 PM

Truckers, lawyers and politicians are among millions of Brazilians eligible to carry loaded weapons in public under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's decree relaxing gun laws that experts say is unconstitutional and will fuel deadly violence. Read more »

At least 8 dead as cops raid Rio slum amid sharp rise in killings by police

Reuters
Posted at May 07 07:57 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - At least eight people died when police raided a drug-scarred Rio de Janeiro neighborhood on Monday, amid a sharp jump in police killing of suspected criminals in the state that underlines the tough new security measures favored by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Read more »

Brazil president shocked by high number of penis amputations

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 12:15 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that occur each year in the country including those due to a lack of basic hygiene, a figure he called “ridiculous and sad.” Read more »

5 children, 4 others dead in Brazil school shooting

Reuters
Posted at Mar 14 12:58 AM

At least nine people were killed at a Brazilian elementary school where two young men were seen entering the building and firing weapons early on Wednesday, according to Sao Paulo police. Read more »

Jazz queen Annie Brazil passes away

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Mar 06 08:21 AM

Jazz queen Annie Brazil passed away on Tuesday, her son Richard Merk confirmed.  Read more »

Football: Neymar reveals double injury blow hit World Cup hopes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 01:21 PM

Brazilian superstar Neymar revealed Friday that he suffered major two injuries last season with a previously undisclosed angle ligament strain accompanying the broken foot which badly affected his role at the World Cup. Read more »

Guaido rallies support, vows to return to Venezuela 'despite threats'

Jordi Miro, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 08:25 AM

Juan Guaido, recognized as Venezuela's interim president by more than 50 countries, met with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday while Paraguay's leader Mario Abdo announced Guaido would be in Asuncion on Friday. Read more »