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| SAO PAULO – On Saturday, Sao Paulo businessman Walter de Oliveira, accompanied by his family, drove to Sorocaba, SP, to reunite with his mother after 40 years apart. His mother left him in an orphanage at age four suffering from tuberculosis.
Walter de Oliveira and Dona Isaura (photo: G1 Sao Paulo)
| SALVADOR, Bahia – Capoeira master Joao Pequeno, 93, who passed away Friday afternoon, was buried today at the Bosque da Paz cemetery in Salvador. The soulful sound of the berimbau gave voice to the pain of the capoeiristas who attended the funeral.
Joao Pequeno (photo: G1 Bahia)
| SAO PAULO – About two months ago, authorities in Sao Paulo discovered a device being used by some malicious taxi drivers to inflate their fares by twenty percent. The electronic equipment, which is attached to the taximeter and activated by remote control, inflates the distance traveled and the time of the ride, increasing the fare.
Sao Paulo taxi meter (photo: nacahaca.com)
| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Late Friday night, Military Police (PM) in Fatima do Sul arrested a man carrying four bags of cocaine base paste inside his underwear. Police spotted the suspicious looking 36-year-old man, known as Gabriel, in the area of Travessão do Guilherme.
Cocaine Hidden in Underwear (photo: douradosinforma.com.br)
| SAO PAULO – Airline workers in Brazil are preparing for a possible nationwide strike which could begin as soon as next Tuesday, December 13th. The move towards a strike began this Wednesday, when the last round of negotiations with airlines was canceled for a lack of agreement between the parties.
Congonhas International Airport (photo: blgcdn.com)
| MACEIO, Brazil – Police arrested a 68-year-old Italian man, known by the nickname 'Pepe', this morning accusing him of sexually abusing young girls. The Civil Police (PC) are hunting two other men, known by the nicknames 'Nelito' and 'Coroa,' for pimping.
Italian 'Pepe' Arrested in Alagoas (photo: j2011.com.br)
| BRASILIA – President Dilma Rousseff, speaking on Friday at the 2011 Human Rights Award in the nation's capital, defended the right to “disagree” in Brazil. Speaking to an audience of people involved in the fight for human rights, the president also criticized social inequality and said “we can not be a country of 190 million with growth only for some.”
Dilma Rousseff at 2011 Human Rights Award (photo: terra.com.br/Wilson Dias/Agência Brasil)
| BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – The zoo in the capital reported on Tuesday, that the gorilla Idi Amin is being treated for an infection in his left forearm. The Western Lowland gorilla, named after the notorious African dictator, immigrated to Brazil in 1975, coming from France when he was only two years old.
Idi Amin (photo: Pedro Triginelli/G1 Archive)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – A YouTube video of Frenchwoman trying on jeans in her native land has gone viral in Brazil, with nearly a million views in the last month. The woman, identified as Laura Frison, can be seen trying—unsuccessfully—to fit french cut jeans over her apparently Brazilian bumbum.
Bottom of Laura Frison (photo: youtube.com via G1 Tech)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Visitors to the resort town of Buzios, a leisurely three-hour drive from Rio, can now take a virtual journey to the depths of the local sea. The Coral Reef Natural Park Visitor Center was inaugurated on Thursday.
Coral Reef Natural Park Visitor Center (photo: City of Búzios/Sérgio Quissak via G1 Rio)
