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| CURITIBA, Brazil – A man in southern Brazil walked into a police station and confessed that he bought R$80,000 reals ($43,000 USD) in counterfeit cash while visiting Paraguay. Merchant Oseias Bernardo said that he purchased the bogus notes on a whim, but came to regret his actions and decided to turn the money into police.
R$78,000 reals in counterfeit cash (Photo: meionorte.com)
| SAO LUIS, Brazil – At least five metal bands, including Headhunter DC, Venom and Saxon have canceled their scheduled appearance at the Open Air Metal Festival in northern Brazil. The festival, which was to have kicked off this morning at 10:30 am local time, opened with a whimper: empty stage, no music, food, or beverages, reported various online media.
Empty Metal Open Air Stage (Photo: oimparcial.com.br)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian advocates of marijuana use planted replicas of cannabis leaves in the sands of Copacabana Beach on Friday, reported online media.
Marijuana in Copacabana (Photo: Marlon Falcão / Fotoarena / AE / G1)
| SAO PAULO – The Ford Fiesta driven by Jamili Gobato Abou Adili, 26, was crushed after being hit by a bus on Tuesday, but the lucky woman walked away with minor injuries. The car was rendered an unrecognizable ball of crushed metal. “I didn’t think I would come out unscathed,” the woman told G1, but she escaped with only a cut on her forehead and a small bruise on her left hand.
Jamili’s Ford Fiesta (Photo: Cristiano Novais/ AE / G1)
| BOA VISTA, Brazil – Heavy rain hit the northern state of Roraima on Wednesday, washing out sections of the road connecting Brazil and Venezuela. The washout occurred about 60 km (37 mi) from the state capital, Boa Vista, on the BR-174 North, completely closing the highway.
Flooding Closes BR-174 (Photo: Civil Defense Roraima/terra.com.br)
| BRASILIA – The deputy prime minister of Libya, Omar Abdelkarim, spoke on Tuesday with President Rousseff and American Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. Abdelkarim told them that the goal of the provisional government of Libya is to reconnect with the West, through political, economic and commercial partnerships. He said that Libyan authorities’ efforts are directed at “rebuilding the country.”
Omar Abdelkarim (Photo: amjseditora.com.br)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – A doctor escaped near certain death on Wednesday when a bullet hit him in the chest but was deflected by a cell phone he was carrying in his shirt pocket. The doc was walking in the area of Plaza XV in downtown Rio, and was one of three victims shot after an argument over a woman on a city bus.
Cellphone Shield (Photo: Aline Pollilo/G1)
| SAO PAULO – The Brazilian-American actress Morena Baccarin has shed her clothes for the May issue of the magazine Allure, reported Folha de Sao Paulo. The 32-year-old actress is widely known for roles in several American science fiction television shows and currently co-stars in the Showtime series Homeland, playing the part of Jessica Brody.
Morena Baccarin Nude (Photo: Allure/Folha)
| TEHRAN – The Tehran Times reported today that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Brazil during his tour of Latin American countries. The exact date of the visit was not released.
Mahmoud Amadinejad (Photo: Tehran Times)
| SAO PAULO – Police partially condemned a home in the Itaim Paulista neighborhood of metropolitan Sao Paulo on Sunday, after a flying car slammed into the second floor. The car became stuck in the wall and destroyed part of a bathroom and bedroom in the house.
Car in Second Floor of House (Photo: jornalfloripa.com.br)
