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Rio de Janeiro Named to Prestigious World Heritage List
July 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The landscapes of Rio de Janeiro have been entered onto the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said. The decision regarding the Brazilian city was adopted by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee at its 36th session in Russia's second-largest city. continue reading »
NARCO BLOG Brazilian Police Capture Rio de Janeiro’s Most Wanted Drug Kingpin
November 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Antonio Bonfim Lopes, reputed boss of the drug gang that controls the sprawling Rio slum of Rocinha, was arrested by Brazilian police in the wee hours of Thursday. continue reading »
Brazilian Police Arrest Serbian Gang Operating Throughout Country
May 8, 2011 | by msnbc | Latino Daily News
A growing problem in South America has been the infiltration of foreign cartels moving into the region and using it as a corridor to move the continents cocaine to Europe and elsewhere continue reading »
Brazil Population at 190.7 Million, Almost 10% Remain Illiterate
April 30, 2011 | by Merco Press | Latino Daily News
The Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE released the 2010 Census on Friday. The total Brazilian population is 190,755,779 up 1.17% from 2000. continue reading »
Police in Gunfight with Drug Gangs in Rio, Mayor’s Windows Shattered, TV Helicopter Hit
January 24, 2011 | by Google News | Latino Daily News
Brazilian Police had a shootout with drug gangs in the center of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. The mayor’s office had several windows shattered continue reading »
