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Sunken ship of the only slave trader executed in US may have been found off Brazil
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThey called it “The Boat.” It was a reef-like spot off the coast of southern Brazil where the fish...
Three more arrested in murder of queer Brazilian politician Marielle Franco
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAuthorities in Brazil have made three more arrests in the 2018 murder of Black queer activist...
3 doctors fatally shot and 1 wounded at a Rio beach, and the motive remains unclear
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGunmen killed three doctors and wounded a fourth in a gangland-style hit while the men were at a...
Archive photos of Brazil mountain do not disprove sea level rise
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDespite evidence of sea levels rising over the last century, skeptics are sharing archive photos of...
Rio de Janeiro deploys helicopters in extra security after a criminal gang torches 35 buses
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAuthorities deployed helicopters and other extra security Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro after members of...
A top Brazilian criminal leader is isolated in prison after he negotiated his own arrest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOne of Brazil's top criminal leaders was locked up in a 6-square-meter (65-square-foot) isolation...
‘They suggested I sell my daughter’: The dark side of global microfinance
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe two bank representatives stood for several hours outside Dara’s house. They came from Amret, one...
Come to the 'war cry party': How social media helped drive mayhem in Brazil
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the weeks leading up to Sunday's violent attacks on Brazil's congress and other government...
Purported leader of criminal gang is slain at a beachfront restaurant in Rio de Janeiro
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe purported leader of an organized group was slain at a beachfront restaurant in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, according to a statement from police. Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa Silva ...
Brazil's federal police arrest top criminal leader Zinho after negotiations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBrazil's federal police said one of the country's top criminal leaders surrendered Sunday after negotiations with local authorities. Luiz Antônio da Silva Braga, better known as Zinho, is the ...