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Brazil fare hikes rolled back in victory for protests Brazil's two biggest cities on Wednesday rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup match.
20 June 2013
Rousseff vows to listen to Brazil's protesting youths Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff tried to get ahead of a wave of popular protest Tuesday, vowing to listen to the complaints of youths angered by the cost of staging the World Cup.
19 June 2013
Brazilians back on the street against high travel fares Thousands of youths clashed with riot police across central Sao Paulo late Thursday in a fresh round of rowdy protests over higher mass transit fares.
14 June 2013
Few festival fans guard against smartphone loss: survey Ninety-two percent of music festival goers are more likely to bring a smartphone to an event than cash or ID, but many fail to guard against loss or theft.
12 June 2013
World Cup visitors: beware of Brazil's sky-high prices Tourists planning to flock to Brazil for the World Cup a year from now should brace for some of the world's highest housing, restaurant and transport prices.
12 June 2013
President of the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), Marta Maria do Amaral Azevedo. ©REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Brazilian official resigns over indigenous protests The Brazilian official in charge of indigenous affairs resigned Friday amid protests by natives locked in land feuds with white farmers and opposing construction of a huge dam in the Amazon.
09 June 2013
©REUTERS Gunshots interrupt peace run in Rio de Janeiro Gunshots erupted ahead of a foot race for peace in Rio de Janeiro favela on Sunday, delaying the start by an hour as police stepped up security along the route.
27 May 2013
Top chefs say Latin America will reach food's zenith The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black bean stew "feijoada," Peru's refreshing raw fish "ceviche" and Mexico's street tacos, cooks its way into gastronomy's elite.
26 May 2013
Brazil gives green light to same sex marriage Brazil on Tuesday became the third and largest Latin American country to give a de facto green light to same-sex marriage.
16 May 2013
Scientists may have found Brazilian 'Atlantis' Brazilian geologists announced the discovery, 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Rio, of what could be part of the continent submerged when the Atlantic Ocean was formed.
08 May 2013
©REUTERS Brazil art to be showcased at Sotheby's in New York Brazilian contemporary art takes center stage at Sotheby's in New York this month in the latest sign of the South American giant's global rise.
02 May 2013
©vesti.kz/Vladimir Dmitriyev Futsal: Kazakhstan's Kairat disappoints Michel Platini Kazakhstan’s football club won over Spain’s Barcelona (5:4) and Russia's Dinamo (4:3) in the Final Four tournament in Tbilisi.
01 May 2013
©REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier Brazil priest excommunicated over support for gays A Catholic priest in southeastern Brazil was excommunicated on Monday after publicly resigning from his duties to protest against the church's opposition to homosexuality.
30 April 2013
Roberto Azevedo. ©REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Brazil's WTO candidate says his election would unblock talks Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo, the Brazilian candidate to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO).
27 April 2013
©REUTERS Latin America threatened with cancer epidemic Latin America faces a cancer epidemic unless governments act quickly to improve health care systems and treat the poor.
26 April 2013
©REUTERS Sao Paulo rich use choppers to beat traffic jams Former model-turned-business mogul Cozete Gomes owns eight companies and does not really have time to be stuck in Sao Paulo's epic traffic jams.
25 April 2013
Brazilian bikini wows the world with cheekiness Much like football, played on beaches with passion and flamboyance, the Brazilian bikini captures the essence of the country, with its colorful designs, cheeky cut and undoubtedly sexy style.
20 April 2013
'Emergency' in Brazil state after flood of foreign migrants Brazil's northwestern state of Acre declared a "social emergency" Wednesday as it attempts to slow a wave of undocumented immigrants smuggled overland from neighboring countries.
11 April 2013
©REUTERS/Susana Bates Brazil allows Chevron to resume oil exploration after spill Chevron was given the green light to resume oil exploration in Brazil following a massive 2011 spill which led to the US oil giant halting its activities.
10 April 2013
BRICS stumble in plan for bank to challenge West Leaders from the BRICS group of emerging powers on Wednesday failed to launch a much-anticipated new development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions like the World Bank.
28 March 2013

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