Brazil's First Holocaust Museum Opens

Brazil News

| CURITIBA, Brazil – Brazil's first Holocaust museum was inaugurated today in the capital city of the southern state of Parana. The museum was created by the Jewish community to keep alive the memory of the tragedy perpetrated by the Nazis in Europe before and during World War II. Museums similar to the one in Curitiba already exist in Argentina, Canada, South Africa, Australia, several European countries and in several of the United States.

Museo do Holocausto (photo: jornale.com.br)

Students Build Electric Volkswagen Beetle

by Michael Hone

Car is zero-emission and silent

CURITIBA, Parana – A group of electrical and mechanical engineering students from the Federal Technological University of Parana (UTFPR) in Cornelio Procopio, converted an aging VW Beetle into an electrical car.

Paraguayan Busted with Ton of Pot

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| CURITIBA, Brazil – Special Federal Maritime Police (DEPOM) seized about 1 metric ton of marijuana Monday night in the Itaipulândia area of Foz do Iguaçu in the state of Paraná. Maritime officers, on patrol on Lake Itaipu, spotted a suspicious boat apparently crossing from Paraguay with no running lights and decided to investigate.

Five Men Slain at Two Bars in Curitiba

CURITIBA, Brazil - Five men were killed in fights that occurred outside two Curitiba bars in the early hours of Saturday. Police say the crimes are unrelated.

Couple Can't Register Baby Hyzabhoh

You want to name her what?

CURITIBA, Parana – A couple in the state capital has been unable to obtain a birth certificate for their baby daughter, whom they have named Hysabhoh and who was born a little over one month ago. The legal deadline for registering, 45 days after birth, arrives Friday. After that, the birth can only be recorded with a judicial order.

Baby Hysabhoh (photo: O Globo)