Brazil News in English: Travel, Tourism, Crime, Culture, Celebrities, Videos, Beautiful People
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Favorable economic conditions in Brazil is encouraging the arrival of an increasing number of immigrants. Most are Latino, mostly from the member states of Mercosur, but also a growing contingent from Asia and Africa.
Immigration to Brazil (Photo: enotes.com)
| SAO PAULO – Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, 31, is one of the most talked about topics among Twitter users in Sao Paulo today. The model appears on the cover of the June/July issue of the French magazine “Vogue.”
Gisele on French Vogue (Photo: Vogue/Folha)
| FORTALEZA, Brazil – Federal Police unveiled on Tuesday (15) new equipment used to combat international drug trafficking at the Fortaleza airport. According to authorities, the body scanner detects any type of product hidden under clothing or inside the human body.
Body Scanner in Fortaleza (Photo: G1)
| BRASILIA – President Dilma Rousseff signed into law Monday (14) a law establishing the National Day of Reggae, celebrated annually on 11 May – the date Jamaican musician Bob Marley
Bob Marley (Photo: David Burnett/Folha)
| SÃO LUIS, Brazil – Passing through Brazil, where environmentalists will stage demonstrations, Greenpeace's new ship Rainbow Warrior is spotted in San Marcos Bay. The ship is a platform to bring environmental issues to various cities of the country, serving as a 'bridge' for discussion and exposing the problems that still plague the worlds largest rainforest.
Stock photo of Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior (Photo: G1)
| MANAUS, Brazil – Two A-29 Super Tucano fighters from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) attacked, on Saturday (12), a clandestine runway 218 km from Boa Vista, capital of Roraima state. The Air Force dropped general purpose 230 kg aerial bombs on the site, located deep in the Amazon near the Venezuelan border, cratering the airstrip with holes 10 meters across and three meters deep, according to online media reports.
Two A-29 Super Tucano Fighters over Amazon (Photo: FAB/Folha)
| SAO PAULO – Federal Police on Friday found 7 kg of cocaine hidden inside light fixtures at Guarulhos International Airport. Drug sniffing dogs located the contraband during routine baggage screening at the airport.
Cocaine hidden in light fixtures (Photo: Federal Police Release/Folha)
| SAO PAULO – A twenty-four year old woman's search for a boyfriend is trending on Twitter in Brazil, rapidly becoming one of the most talked about topics in the country. Sexy and buxom, architect Camilla de Carvalho, originally from Manaus, but living in São Paulo since 2011, created a blog to find a boyfriend.
Camilla de Carvalho (Photo: TechTudo/G1)
| MANAUS, Brazil - On Friday afternoon, a 35-year-old man was found dead inside the house where he lived with five children. The house sits on Barreirinha Street, by the ironworks, in Barrio Union, in South-Central Manaus.
Man Shot 12 Times (Photo: G1/Tiago Melo)
| RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is the second most powerful mother in the world, according to list released by the U.S. business magazine Forbes. The ranking of the 20 most powerful mothers, which took into account the decision-making power and influence of each one, was based on the annual list of 100 most powerful women.
Dilma Rousseff (Photo: Forbes/terra.com.br)
| RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Navy has successfully carried out a firing trial of an Exocet MM40 missile, equipped with a motor developed, produced and certified by Avibras in partnership with MBDA. This is the first time that the Brazilian Navy has carried out such a test which represents the country’s autonomy in obtaining anti-ship missile motors which, in the future, could also be used on other kinds of missile, both national and foreign. The test was carried out in the open ocean from the Brazilian Navy corvette Barroso.
Brazil's Exocet Missile (Photo: MDNA)
| SAO PAULO – On Monday, police in São Paulo arrested a 20-year-old, nine-months pregnant woman for failure to pay child support to her ex-husband. Jailers released her on Tuesday after her family settled the $300 debt with the father of her 3-year-old daughter, who has custody of the child, reported Brazilian online media.
Suellen Spent Night in Jail (Photo: G1)
| BRASILIA – The international environmental group Greenpeace used green lasers to implore the Brazilian president to veto the new Brazil Forest Code. The group wrote 'Greenpeace' and 'New Forest Code – Veto Dilma,' in green laser light on the towers of the congress building, reported online media.
Greenpeace Message to Brazil's President (Photo: terra.com.br)
| RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Sports Minister, Aldo Rebelo, has issued a statement to say that preparations for the 2014 football World Cup, which will be hosted by Brazil, are now well under way. This will come as a relief to some, who feared that the Maracanã stadium would not be finished in time for the Confederations Cup, which takes place just a year beforehand, and of often considered to be something of a rehearsal for the big event.
Novo Maracanã (Photo: ricaperrone.com.br)
| FLORIANÓPOLIS, Brazil – Victoria's Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrósio gave birth to a baby boy on Monday afternoon. Baby Noah arrived via Cesarian section at Santa Helena Clinic in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina state in Southern Brazil, reported online media.
Alessandra Ambrosio gives birth (Photo: Alessandra Ambrosio)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – The so-called 'supermoon' created an amazing photo opportunity in Rio last night as it rose behind the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado mountain.
Supermoon 2012 and Christ the Redeemer (Photo: Folha)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Mayor Eduardo Paes announced on Friday afternoon, the discovery of the foundation stone of the Dom Pedro II Dock, laid on September 15, 1871 by engineer André Rebouças. Rio's mayor posted a photo of the stone - which was found in the construction to revitalize the harbor area of the city - on Twitter.
Dom Pedro II Dock Stone (Photo: O Globo)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Today's debut edition of the first Brazilian magazine dedicated exclusively to marijuana had to be delayed after the printer backed out. The magazine “semSemente” was to have debuted at today's protest in favor of decriminalization of marijuana in Rio de Janeiro, reported Brazilian online media.
semSemente Magazine (Photo: Folha)
| FLORIANÓPOLIS, Brazil – Gunmen entered the largest hospital in Santa Catarina state on Friday afternoon and shot a patient nine times. The 25-year-old patient, who was in the hospital recovering from another shooting, died, reported Brazilian online media.
Hospital Regional de São José (Photo: saude.sc.gov.br)
| FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil – Police in southern Brazil are investigating the death of the Honorary Consul of France, who was found dead in Santa Catarina state. Workers at a deluxe hotel in Joinville, 190 km from the state capital, Florianópolis, discovered the body of Francisco Julio Borghoff, 64, in a pool of blood, reported Brazilian online media on Friday.
Francisco Julio Borghoff (Photo: Diario Catarinense)
