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Brazil at risk of recession as S&P downgrades debt

The giant Christ the Redeemer statue looks down over Rio de Janeiro  
Rating agency cuts Brazil’s debt one notch to BBB-, citing “fiscal slippage”, bad economic management, and one-off tricks that flattered the public accounts
25 Mar 2014
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Sounds of the Brazilian Baroque

Lost in translation: Music of colonial Brazil was celebrated by the Ex Cathedra Choir and Baroque Orchestra  
Classical Music Jeffrey Skidmore led the Ex Cathedra choir and orchestra in a decent, if rarely dynamic, concert of Baroque music from Brazil, says John Allison
3 out of 5 stars
06 Mar 2014
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World Cup: the boos from Brazil

Protesters in São Paulo demonstrate against the public money spent on the forthcoming World Cup  
The football showpiece promises the best of the beautiful game – but protests are growing at the amount of public money spent, says Donna Bowater
05 Mar 2014
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Carnival cuisine: Brazilian recipes

Food writer Mina Holland with her Brazilian feast  
In this edited extract from her new book 'Edible Atlas’, Mina Holland argues that the hearty, savoury,one-pot dishes of Brazil deserve to be more widely known and enjoyed
03 Mar 2014

Fatboy Slim: 'I thought as long as we were upstairs, no one would die'

Norman Cook at his home in East Sussex  
After the recent storms battered his home, Fatboy Slim is looking forward to starting the party in Brazil, he tells Cole Moreton
02 Mar 2014
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Brazil revellers celebrate the first day of carnival

Hundreds of revellers from around the world dressed up as Carmelite nuns to celebrate the first day of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
01 Mar 2014

Sao Paulo deploys unarmed jiu jitsu squad for anti-World Cup protests

The World Cup has become a symbol of the government’s gross profligacy to many Brazilians, who say that money should instead be spent on public services
24 Feb 2014
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Meteotsunami hits Brazilian beach

A bizarre weather phenomenon, known as a meteorological tsunami, hits the Brazilian coast causing cars to crash across the beach
12 Feb 2014

Clarice Lispector: 'Morbidly insensitive'

Books 40 years after her death, the Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector is now compared to Joyce and Borges. But, Nicholas Shakespeare asks, do her radical works deserve such praise?
01 Feb 2014
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Five tribesmen arrested in Amazon over suspected revenge killing

Arrests followed disappearance of three outsiders amid long running dispute over a motorway running through tribal land
31 Jan 2014

Hodgson on Amazon charm offensive

Hodgson back-tracks on comments about avoiding Manaus in the World Cup and promises visit
31 Jan 2014
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Brazilian man killed in same plane he proposed to girlfriend in

Pilot instructor has died in a crash in the same plane he used to propose to his girlfriend in Brazil just over a month ago
30 Jan 2014

World Cup riots in Brazil trigger riots and arrests

Brazil hit by riots against the World Cup as protest marches are taken over by anarchists
26 Jan 2014

World Cup protesters set fire to car

Violence erupts on the streets of Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo as more than 2,000 demonstrators gathered to protest against the cost of the upcoming soccer World Cup
26 Jan 2014
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World Cup protests spark violence in Brazil

Brazilians are outraged to see hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the cup when health and education require urgent massive investment
26 Jan 2014
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Boy escapes death in shocking crash

Video Shocking footage shows a grandmother and grandson in Brazil being run over after two cars crashed in Brazil but they survive with minor injuries
24 Jan 2014

Rio's Christ the Redeemer to undergo repairs after being hit by lightning

Iconic statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro suffered a lightning strike which damaged one of its fingers and head
20 Jan 2014
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Christ the Redeemer statue hit by lightning

Rio de Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue has been struck by lightning during a powerful electric storm
18 Jan 2014

Redeemer statue struck by lightning

Iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro sees right thumb damaged by lightning strike
18 Jan 2014

Brazil raises rates again to tackle inflation

Central bank's monetary policy committee voted unanimously to raise the so-called Selic rate to 10.50pc from 10pc - its highest in two years
15 Jan 2014
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England fans' World Cup price boost

Up to 1,500 extra internal flights will help keep costs down for England supporters travelling to the World Cup
10 Jan 2014
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Anger at Brazil prison beheadings video

Brazilian newspapers publish a video in which prisoners at a jail in Maranhao State are decapitated by rival gang members
10 Jan 2014

Gunfights loom over Rio's World Cup preparations

Security forces beef up presence in city's largest shanty town to try and quell violence undermining pacification efforts ahead of 2014 tournament
29 Dec 2013
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Troops dispatched after attack on tribal reserve

Security forces enter Tenharim indigenous community in Amazon after invasion by local townspeople forces tribe members to flee
28 Dec 2013

Mudslide sweeps down hillside in Brazil

Footage captures the moment a mudslide came down the side of a hill in Brazil sending residents fleeing for safety
20 Dec 2013
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In Brazil
Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Carnival time in Rio

'Neon Project' by Hid Saib uses fluorescent paint and black light  

'Neon Project' portraits glow in UV light

 

Preacher on a scooter

Police and small groups of protesters clashed in Brazil's two biggest cities Rio De Janeiro after the end of peaceful demonstrations demanding better pay for teachers and affordable housing  

Brazil riots

Protesters Call for Better Public Education in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  

Rio de Janeiro protests turn violent

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