Brazil News
| SAO PAULO – Schoolteacher Maria Veronica Aparecida Vieira, 25, of Taubate (SP), found out in December that she is pregnant with quadruplets.
Maria Veronica Vieira (Photo: G1 SP/VNews)
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Jan 7, 2012
Police Seize One Ton of Marijuana in ES
Brazil News
| VITORIA, Brazil – Early Saturday, police seized more than a ton of marijuana being transported in a truck on the BR-262 highway in Luna, on the south coast. Authorities also arrested four men, two in the act of transporting the drug and two others, in the city of Carioca, who were to receive the shipment.
On Ton Marijuana (Photo: TV Gazeta/G1 ES)
Jan 6, 2012
Miss Brazil 2010 Released from Hospital
Brazil News
| VITORIA, Brazil – Miss Brazil 2010, Debora Lyra, was discharged from the hospital on Thursday afternoon in Vitoria. She will be staying at the home of her parents while she recovers from a horrifying head-on collision on December 27th, which claimed the life of her boyfriend's mother. Her boyfriend, Hermon Souza Lopes, was also released from hospital on Thursday.
Debora Lyra and Father (Photo: Daigo Oliva/G1 ES)
Italian Arrested with Cocaine in Fortaleza
Brazil News
| FORTALEZA, Brazil – Federal Police (PF) on Thursday night, arrested a 31-year-old Italian man as he was about to board a flight to Europe carrying cocaine. According to the PF, the man tried to board a flight to Rome with over 2 kg (4.4 lbs) of pure cocaine in 49 bundles between his legs.
Pure Cocaine (Photo: G1 CE/PF CE)
Brazil Tourists Stranded in Sinai Egypt
Brazil News
| SAINT CATHERINE, Egypt – A group of 50 Brazilian tourists, divided in two buses, was held on Friday on a road in Egypt because of a protest by demonstrators. The bus stopped at about 2:30 pm EST and as of 6 pm had not been able to continue.
Moisés Ambrósio (Photo: G1 Brasil)
Drink Beer in Blumenau at Sommerfest
Brazil News
| FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil – To welcome the hottest season of the year, the city of Blumenau on Thursday, kicked off the sort of mini-Oktoberfest party called Sommerfest. Blumenau, in the Valley of Itajai, is most famous for its annual Oktoberfest – the second largest in the world – behind only Munich, Germany.
Blumenau Sommerfest (Photo: Jaime Batista da Silva/vc repórter/terra.com.br)
Beautiful Brazilians Enjoy Summer
Brazil News
| BRAZIL -- Terra.com.br continues to provide some of the nicest photos illustrating the arrival of the South American Summer in Brazil.
Copacabana Beach (Photo: Murilo Rezende/Futura Press/terra.com.br)
Jan 5, 2012
Brazil Fastest in Growing Facebook
Brazil News
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil was the fastest growing country in the number of Facebook users in 2011, according to data released by analyst Nick Burcher. He said the country jumped from 8.8 million users in December 2010 to 35 million in the same month of 2011, an increase of 298%.
Bahia Bank Robbers Sing 'Happy Birthday'
Brazil News
| SALVADOR, Brazil – A bank branch office in Baixa Grande, a small town located 252 km (157 miles) from Salvador, was assaulted early Thursday afternoon. According to police, a group of about 10 people arrived at the scene in two cars and overpowered the two security guards.
Baixa Grande Bank Branch (Photo: Herbet Leão Oliveira/G1 Bahia)
Dog Survives Shotgun Blast to the Head
Brazil News
| SAO PAULO – A Belgian shepherd who survived a shotgun shooting on Wednesday is recovering from his injuries at an animal hospital in Itajobi, in rural Sao Paulo. The lucky dog is receiving care from veterinarian Andréia Cristina Ambrizzi, who named him “Sergeant.”
”Sergeant” the survivor (Photo: Rodrigo Mansil / TV TEM / G1 SP)
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