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J.Lo Does First Concert in Brazil, Paris Hilton DJs
June 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. singer and actress Jennifer Lopez landed in Sao Paulo, where she was greeted by a big turnout of fans, to give her first concert in Brazil as part of the Pop Music Festival, an event at which American socialite Paris Hilton will be making her DJ debut. continue reading »
7 Arrested in Connection With Brazilian Journalist’s Murder
June 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao arrested seven people on Wednesday in connection with the April 23 murder of a journalist. continue reading »
Former Brazilian President Lula Looking to Run Again If Rousseff Does Not Seek Re-election
June 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a televisión interview that he will be a presidential candidate in 2014 if current President Dilma Rousseff does not stand for reelection. continue reading »
Brazil’s Indians Occupy Health Ministry Protesting Poor Health Care
May 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
About 100 Indians of various ethnicities on Tuesday occupied Brazil's Health Ministry in this capital, while other groups blocked highways in the southern part of the country to demand that the authorities provide better health care for their people. continue reading »
Partial Veto of Land-Use Bill Not Enough, Greenpeace Protests in Brazil
May 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The environmental organization Greenpeace blocked a freighter from being loaded with iron in the port of Sao Luis in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhao in protest against the partial veto by President Dilma Rousseff of a widely criticized land-use bill. continue reading »
Rousseff Vetoes Portions of Brazil’s Controversial Environmental Bill
May 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Dilma Rousseff vetoed 12 of the 84 articles of a widely criticized land-use bill, including an amnesty for people who contributed to deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region, the government said Friday. continue reading »
More Latin Americans Have Wanderlust
May 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Countries like Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia and especially Brazil are being watched attentively by the World Tourism Organization, or UNWTO, because of the "interesting growth" in the number of international tourists coming from those countries, an organization official said here Saturday. continue reading »
Brazilian Rights Group to Receive President Rousseff’s $10,000 Torture Compensation
May 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Dilma Rousseff will donate to a human rights organization the compensation she is to receive for having been tortured by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964-1985, her office said Friday. continue reading »
Spain Hoping to Increase Economic Relations with Brazil
May 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's foreign minister lobbied here Thursday for strengthening "economic diplomacy" to tighten economic and trade links between his country and Brazil. continue reading »
Murder Suspect Burned To Death By Angry Mob in Brazil
May 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nearly 300 people broke into a jail in the northeastern Brazilian town of Tapiramuta, dragged a suspected murderer out of his cell and burned him to death, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said Tuesday. continue reading »
Rio’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Found Dead After Shootout
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian police on Saturday found the dead body of a suspected major drug dealer in the slums of Rio de Janeiro shortly after a shootout. continue reading »
Brazilian Helicopter Crash Leaves 8 Dead, Including Murder Suspect
May 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
All eight people aboard were killed when a police helicopter crashed in the central Brazilian state of Goiás, authorities said. continue reading »
Brazilian Prison Riot leaves 2 Inmates Dead and 11 Wounded
May 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least two inmates died Saturday and 11 others were wounded, one of them seriously, in a clash between rival gangs at a jail in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, police officials said. continue reading »
Brazilian Government Facing Criticism in Delay of Truth Commission Appointments
May 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Members of the Human Rights Committee of Brazil's lower house criticized President Dilma Rousseff's administration on Thursday for delays in setting up a truth commission to examine acts of repression between 1946 and 1988. continue reading »
Brazil allows abortion when fetus has major brain damage
April 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal ruled that aborting a fetus suffering from anencephaly - the absence of a large part of the brain and the skull - is not a criminal offense. continue reading »
Prince Harry is Brazil’s Prince of Sports
March 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
As Prince Harry continues his tour of Central and South America, he has attracted lots of attention for his participation in a foot race and variety of sports on the Flamengo Beach. continue reading »
Cuban Government Once Again Denies Blogger Yoani Sanchez an Exit Visa
February 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Cuban government has again denied dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez permission to leave the country, which on this occasion she requested for a trip to Brazil where she was invited to the premiere of a documentary. continue reading »
Brazilian Beach Occupied by Killer Piranhas
November 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Thousands of hungry piranhas have infested the popular Daveron beach in west Brazil’s Paraguay river; 15 people have reportedly been bitten in the past two weeks. continue reading »
Latin America Get Ready For Britney Spears and her Femme Fatale Tour (VIDEO)
November 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Starting tonight in Rio de Janeiro, Britney brings her Femme Fatale tour to Latin America. She will visit Argentina, Chile, Perú Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic before ending the tour in Puerto Rico. continue reading »
Brazilian Man Attacked by Half a Dozen Monkeys at Zoo (VIDEO)
November 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian mechanic Joao Leite dos Santos admitted to have had too much to drink before he decided it would be fun to play with the Sao Paulo Zoo’s spider monkeys. continue reading »
