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Criminals go on killing spree as Brazil cops strike'The right to protest is guaranteed but not the right to offend, to prey on, or to threaten people,' state governor says Brazilian soldiers patrol the streets of Salvador, Bahia, as part of security operations following a strike by state military police members on Tuesday.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:15
Brazil privatizes 3 airports ahead of World Cup
The Brazilian government privatized operations at three of the nation's main airports on Monday, awarding US$14 billion in contracts to three consortiums that will expand and run terminals amid booming demand and ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:15
Brazilian state's death toll tops 100 as police strike
A toll of 115 murders and widespread looting, assaults and vandalism in the past week are roiling Brazil's third-biggest city, casting doubts over upcoming carnival celebrations and raising questions about security ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:15
Brazil WCup workers threaten strike
Workers building and renovating Brazil's stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:11
Brazil WCup workers threaten nationwide strike
Workers building and renovating Brazil's stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:11
Taylor Armstrong Says It Would Be Easier For Her If Russell Had Been Murdered
On the second part of " The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills " reunion Taylor Armstrong continued to open up about her husband Russell's death.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 19:05
Partial collapse of building kills 1 in Brazil
A 13-story building partially collapsed in an industrial suburb outside Sao Paulo, Brazil killing a 3-year-old girl, firefighters said Tuesday.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 19:05
Brazil Slowly Moves Towards Condemning Syria Violence
Brazil, a rising economic and diplomatic power in the developing, expressed support for efforts by the Arab League to end the ongoing violence in Syria.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 15:51
Brazil Cracks Down on Police Protesting Better Pay; U.S. Embassy Warns Tourists
The Brazilian state of Bahia deployed soldiers to evict police from the state assembly who are on strike demanding better pay and conditions.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:41
Brazil: Standoff between striking police, soldiers
Soldiers clashed with supporters of striking police in Brazil's third-largest city on Monday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the feet of people trying to join officers occupying the Bahia state legislature building.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 08:41
Vodafone 'to raise 10billion' in India float
Vodafone looks set to sell shares of its Indian business to the public, possibly as early as this spring, in a float that could raise up to 10billion.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 06:31
Brazil police strikers in tense standoff
Police strikers occupying the state legislature in the Brazilian city of Salvador have vowed to resist if troops try to flush them out amid a tense standoff between the security forces.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 02:27
Brazilian City Police Strike Prompts Murder Spike
Militarymen stand guard outside the Legislative Assembly building, which is being occupied by policemen on strike in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on February 6, 2012.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 22:12
Brazil Privatizes Three Major Airports
The Brazilian government has raised about $14-billion through the privatization of three of its major airports, including the Guarulhos airport terminal at Sao Paulo, which is the nation's largest.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 18:57
Rio Security Forces Confirm Strike Plans: Daily
As the PolA cia Militar strike continues in the Salvador, and the northeastern state of Bahia, the union representing the PolA cia Civil force in Rio de Janeiro gave official notice of their own proposed strike action, to commence on February 10th.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:48
World Digest: 78 reportedly killed in police strike in Brazil state;...
Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 10:33
Report: 78 killed in police strike in Brazil state
Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said Sunday, although they added that the situation in Brazil's third most populous city appears to be improving.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 06:23
Expats lured by Brazil's booming economy
David Bailey, 28, from Britain, has started a business in Brazil and, as a pianist, he also has soaked up the country'A s rich music scene.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 04:19
Rooted in ancient rites of spring and pleasures of wine
CARNIVAL comes from the Latin words carne meaning flesh and vale, meaning farewell.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 00:04
All grown up: Teen star Selena Gomez barely contains her modesty in revealing top and skirt
Her face epitomises the look of fresh-faced innocence so it's not hard to see why Selena Gomez has made her name as a Disney child star.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 19:54
Suit raises questions about contractor safety
A lawsuit after a death during a Walmart renovation in Walpole raises questions about the safety practices of its contractors Romulo de Oliveira Santos's first night on a demolition job at a Walmart in Walpole was also his last.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 15:45
Brazil's poor seem left behind in growth spurt, observers say
The razing of the Pinheirinho slum that was home to 8,000 squatters highlights the plight of those who can't afford to live in their own communities.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 11:30
Brazilian firm makes oil find
State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes basin of Brazil's Amazon region.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 10:30
In March, Chalmers goes to Brazil
During the first week of March, Chalmers will "tour" around Brazil, and I am glad to be part of this as a student ambassador! Chalmers will be present in two education fairs where my compatriots will be able to watch a presentation about the university and meet us to ask questions about Chalmers, Sweden, student life in Gteborg or anything else ... (more)
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 06:21
Murders soar in Brazil city as police strike
The Brazilian government has sent federal troops to the state of Bahia to restore order after a labour strike by police opened the door to a crime wave, authorities said.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 02:26
Brazilians pay homage to goddess of the sea
With flower offerings and drums belting out African rhythms, thousands of people across Brazil paid respects on Thursday to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea in the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomble.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 22:26
Murders spike during police strike in Brazil
The murder rate in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that has entered its fourth day.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 18:17
Dr. Grant Stevens to Speak at American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting
Dr. Grant Stevens, a Los Angeles plastic surgeon, will speak about breast enhancement at the Fourth American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting in Florianopolis, Brazil, in February.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 14:07
Check Out Y-3's Mysterious New Campaign Inspired By Brasilia, Brazil
We're super intrigued by Y-3' s new Spring/Summer collection inspired by the city of Brasilia .
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 09:53
Brazil's Olympic idea to erect Jesus statue meets ridiculein London
LONDON: Memo to Brazil: That idea of putting up a giant Jesus statue in a London park is not going over well.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 05:43
Kelly Brook pours her curves into swimwear she purchased at a beach vendor in Brazil
She may design a swimwear range for New look but Kelly Brook chose not to wear one of her own bikinis on holiday recently.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 01:29
Afro-Brazilian sport keeps feet flying, hands tapping
Alexander M. Barrera practices his circle kicks with instructor Edwin 'Coruja' Pacheco in a capoeira class in Naples.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 21:19
Olympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions
Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 17:05
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topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 14:00
Brazilian Activist Exposes Unreported Killings During Pinheirinho Evictions
Brazilian activist Pedro Rios Leao stages a hunger strike in front of Globo TV Network on to force the media to report on police brutality during the forced eviction of the Pinheirinho slum in in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo state on Feb.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 09:50
Plus Size? No Problem. Brazilian Bikinis Are Here
In this photo taken on Jan. 25, 2012, Elisangela Inez Soares rinses off at a shower in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 05:46
Brazil's minister of cities steps down
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pushed back against criticisms of Cuba's human rights record that have intruded on her first state visit to the communist island, saying a U.S. detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantnamo Bay is also a concern.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 01:27
Inspiring Woman & Her 27 Adopted Children Get Awesome Home Makeover with Recycled Materials
Dona Eunice is one: a 61-year-old woman from Nova Iguacu, in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro, she used to live in a favela until fear moved her and her husband to the outskirts of the city, where they began taking care of children and single mothers.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 21:17
52 Brazilians rescued from slave-like conditions
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 2: Brazilian authorities Wednesday rescued 52 farm workers who were being held in slave-like conditions on three ranches in the Amazon state of Para, the government said.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 17:02
Hackers attack Brazil's largest state-run bank
A group of Internet hackers said Wednesday it took down the website of the Banco do Brasil, Brazil's largest state-run bank.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 12:53
Kelly Brook sizzles in a bikini while soaking up the sun on holiday in Brazil
CURVY Kelly Brook cossies a bit of a stir as she strolls along the seashore in a brand new bikini.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 08:43
A Contest is Brewing: Win a Trip To Brazil
There are two types of coffee lovers in the world: commercial cafe frequenters and coffee connoisseurs .
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 04:34
Refuge-seeking Haitians test Brazil's solidarity
Brazil, for decades a source of migrants to the United States and Europe, is now facing its own humanitarian challenge: applying the international solidarity it trumpets to the Haitians who are arriving in the thousands, in search of a better life.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 00:29
Building collapse, blasts spark worries about Rio
Enormous buildings suddenly collapse in this seaside Olympic city's center, killing 17.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 20:24
Building collapse, blasts spark worries about Rio
In this July 1, 2010 file photo, a worker rolls up barricade tape that marks a manhole in the Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 20:24
Brazil's idea to erect Jesus statue meets mirth
Memo to Brazil: That idea of putting up a giant Jesus statue in a London park is not going over well.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 16:15