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Kazakhstan's Emir Baigazin among jury at Sao Paolo Film Festival
Emir Baigazin from Kazakhstan has been chosen as a jury at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival.
17 October 2014
Rousseff falls ill after tense Brazil debate
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff fell ill at the end of a tense and at times bitter televised debate Thursday with challenger Aecio Neves.
17 October 2014
Brazil beef exports soar on Chinese, Russian demand
Brazil beef exports jumped seven percent this year so far, in part due to rising Russian demand as Moscow turned away from US and European sources.
11 October 2014
Brazil President Rousseff trailing in latest poll
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff narrowly trailed challenger Aecio Neves in latest opinion polls ahead of their October 26 election showdown.
10 October 2014
IMF slashes Brazil growth forecast for 2014
The International Monetary Fund slashed its 2014 economic growth forecast for Brazil by a full percentage point, blaming weak investment and a consumer funk.
08 October 2014
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, from guerrilla to president
Dilma Rousseff is a former leftist guerrilla once imprisoned and tortured by the country's military regime who is now fighting a different battle.
07 October 2014
Brazil elections most talked about in Facebook history
Brazil's elections inspired 346 million comments, conversations and other exchanges on Facebook, going on record.
07 October 2014
Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes
Brazilians re-elected a clown named Tiririca (Grumpy) to Congress with one million votes, the second-highest number of any candidate.
06 October 2014
Rousseff set to face Neves in Brazil run-off
Brazilian President is set to face Social Democrat Aecio Neves in a run-off election, leaving popular environmentalist Marina Silva out of the race.
06 October 2014
Brazil primed for closest election in decades
Brazil's presidential elections are likely to be the closest in a generation, but polls suggest leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff will secure a second term after a run-off.
04 October 2014
'Vaccinated' mosquitos released in Rio to combat dengue
Thousand mosquitos immunized against dengue fever have been released in Brazil as part of an innovative attempt to curb the spread of the tropical sickness.
03 October 2014
Brazil gunman straps hostage with apparent explosives
An armed man took an employee hostage at a hotel in the Brazilian capital Monday and forced him to don a vest apparently stuffed with explosives.
30 September 2014
Rising Rousseff ramps up Brazil election offensive
President Dilma Rousseff has ramped up her offensive as Brazil's election campaign enters the final stretch, with a decisive first-round win in her sights.
30 September 2014
Brazil split ahead of presidential poll
Brazil's electorate is split a week ahead of presidential elections, with polls showing Dilma Rousseff locked in a dead heat with main rival Marina Silva
29 September 2014
Metallica to play US debut of Rock in Rio
Crowd-pleasers Metallica and Taylor Swift will headline the US debut of Rock in Rio as the Brazilian festival pursues an ambitious expansion.
27 September 2014
Brazil readies election thriller
A fiery plane crash that claimed the life of a popular politician has provided Brazil's presidential campaign with a dramatic plot twist worthy of a telenovela.
22 September 2014
Lula mobbed in Rio, defends govt on Petrobras
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rallied behind successor Dilma Rousseff as she battles to stay in power at next month's election.
16 September 2014
Rousseff in Rio slum visit as poll gap closes
Brazil President visited a Rio slum as latest polls showed her gaining ground against ecologist rival Marina Silva ahead ofpresidential elections.
13 September 2014
Silva poll charge forces Brazil poll rivals' rethink
Environmentalist Marina Silva sending a threatened Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent, into attack mode with the elections a month away.
03 September 2014
Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate
Incumbent D.Rousseff, now trailing top rival M. Silva in Brazil's presidential race by 10 percent, went on the offensive in a televised debate.
02 September 2014