Behind Rio’s deadly raid: Brazil’s billion-dollar criminal networks

Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones ...

Deadly Brazil Tornado Devastates Majority of Town's Buildings

A state of calamity was declared for Rio Bonito do Iguacu in Brazil’s Parana state after a tornado struck the municipality on Friday, November 7, killing at least six people and damaging 90 percent of ...
America Magazine

Catholic leaders respond to police raid that killed 132 in Brazil

Operation Containment" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aimed to disrupt the criminal network Comando Vermelho, but with 132 dead ...
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I Visited Rio de Janeiro With My Mom—Here's Everything We Wore, Ate, and Danced to in Brazil

Growing up, I listened to a lot of Bossa Nova. My mom has always loved the Brazilian music genre, born in Rio de Janeiro, for ...

Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil

The twister on Nov 7 overturned cars and damaged homes in a town in southern Brazil. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
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Brazil cyclone death toll nears 40 as flooding swamps southern state of Rio Grande do Sul

Mucum, Brazil — Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing almost 40 people and leaving 2,300 ...