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In this Nov. 22, 2019 photo, trunks and wooden boards are seen in an area opened by illegal loggers inside the Renascer reserve in the Amazon rainforest in Prainha, Para state, Brazil.
AP / Leo Correa
2024-03-29, Brazzil
The Amazon is battling record early-year fires, fueling fears of a worse climate crisis to come as blazes kill vegetation that is key to absorbing planet-warming carbon...
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves after giving testimony over the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings, at Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 26, 2023
AP / Gustavo Morteno
2024-03-28, Al Jazeera
Brazil’s embattled former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested the return of his passport in order to visit Israel, fuelling speculation that he could be seeking...
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for photos on Combu Island, near Belem, Para state, Brazil, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Macron is on a three-day official visit to Brazil.
AP / Eraldo Peres
2024-03-27, Stars and Stripes
SAO PAULO — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest...
The Guardian: The killing of councillor Marielle Franco has inspired a generation of journalists to probe the city’s dangerous underworld Rafael Soares’s phone rang and his blood froze. “Ronnie Lessa Googled you,” a federal police contact on the other end of the line told...
The Observer: Rafael Soares’s phone rang and his blood froze. “Ronnie Lessa Googled you,” a federal police contact on the other end of the line told the Brazilian reporter as he stood in his newsroom one morning in 2019. Any Rio crime journalist worth their salt knew that...
Inside The Games: Football mogul John Textor has been sentenced by Brazil's top sports court for ignoring orders to provide evidence to back up his claims of rampant fixing in the Brazilian league, even though he had done so before a commission headed by former football star...
Business Insider: Construction is underway on Nusantara. Firdaus Wajidi/Anadolu/Getty ImagesIndonesia plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta to the new city of Nusantara.The new city will cost $35 billion and won't be finished until 2045.The climate crisis has prompted the...
People Daily: BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Keen to explore the world of Brazilian cinema, movie enthusiast Dai Jiakun was bursting with excitement last week as she attended the opening ceremony of the BeijingInternational Film Festival's BrazilFilmWeek. "I've never been...
Xinhua: RIO DE JANEIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Mineiro continued their unbeaten start to the Brazilian Serie A season on Saturday with a 3-0 away victory over Cuiaba. Chile international forward Eduardo...
The Oklahoman: Casey Eichfeld has competed in several Olympic Games, but he has extra motivation this time. Fatherhood puts the stress of close competition in perspective. With tears welling in his eyes, Eichfeld said he kept his 2-year-old daughter, Emilia, in mind as he...
Vietnam News: Phạm Thị Huệ had waited for eight years. Finally, her dream has come true. She will travel to Paris this summer. OlympicsThanh Hà One hundred metres to go, 50m, 10m, and finish. Phạm Thị Huệ tried her best to row the distance as fast as possible. And,...
NBC News: Gabby Douglas’ last gymnastics competition was eight years ago at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where her team clinched the gold medal. ......
Usatoday: Croissant or baguette? Team USA athletes have heated debate The Paris2024 Olympics means a heated debate between croissant and baguette lovers. USA Olympics team have these favorites, what are yours? Gabby Douglas' improbable bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris...
The Sun: ADRIANO has denied claims his “three-in-a-bed" relationship with a fitness model and her husband were to blame for the couple’s break-up. JournalistBruno Di Simone alleged the former Brazil international had enjoyed...
Tennishead: Rafael Nadal has spoken about the potential of teaming up with CarlosAlcaraz at the Paris Olympics, labelling it as a ‘hugely exciting’ opportunity. Nadal is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, having won singles gold in Beijing (2008) and doubles...
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