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Brazil to vote again in run-off after neither candidate receives 50% support

Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a run-off vote after neither got enough support to win outright on Sunday. The election will decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy ...

03 Oct 2022 at 06:32

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Bolsonaro and Lula appear headed for run-off in Brazil’s polarised election race

It appears increasingly likely neither of the top two candidates in Brazil’s highly polarised election race will receive more than 50% of the valid votes, meaning a second-round vote will be scheduled for October 30. With 91.6% of the votes counted ...

03 Oct 2022 at 02:16

Conjoined twins with fused brains successfully separated thanks to UK surgeon

Brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of a British neurosurgeon. Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who were born with fused brains, underwent several operations in Rio de Janeiro, with the direction of ...

01 Aug 2022 at 08:00

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Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 58

The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 58, local authorities said on Wednesday. The city of Petropolis was struck by a deluge on Tuesday, and Mayor Rubens ...

16 Feb 2022 at 19:25

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Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 44

The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 44, local authorities said on Wednesday. The city of Petropolis was struck by a deluge on Tuesday, and Mayor ...

16 Feb 2022 at 18:25

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Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 38

The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 38, local authorities said on Wednesday. The city of Petropolis was struck by a deluge on Tuesday, and ...

16 Feb 2022 at 15:25

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At least 12 dead as Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state hit by heavy rain and flooding

Neighbourhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded on Monday, more than a day after torrential rain killed at least 12 people. The heavy downpours wreaked havoc over the weekend, flooding homes, a hospital, the metro ...

16 Jan 2024 at 11:09

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Airbus and Air France awaiting verdict over 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash

A French court is due to rule on Monday whether Airbus and Air France are guilty of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 en route from Rio to Paris, which killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety ...

17 Apr 2023 at 09:51

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Dozens dead and Carnival festivities cancelled after heavy rain hits Brazil

Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have led to the deaths of 36 people in Brazil’s north Sao Paulo state, officials said. Sao Paulo state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and ...

20 Feb 2023 at 08:59

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Rio’s famous Christ statue welcomes Taylor Swift thanks to Swifties and a priest

Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated with a welcome to Brazil message for Taylor Swift. As her sweep of Rio de Janeiro shows got under way this week, the pop superstar and her legions of devoted fans ...

17 Nov 2023 at 22:59

Madonna’s free Copacabana beach concert attracts estimated crowd of 1.6m

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Madonna turns Copacabana beach into massive dance floor with free Rio concert

Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach on Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with many of her fans. It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, ...

05 May 2024 at 09:44

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Heat exhaustion killed Taylor Swift fan attending Rio concert – forensics report

Heat exhaustion was the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November, a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, passed out during ...

27 Dec 2023 at 15:04

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