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Rocky test for unfinished World Cup kick-off stadium The still-unfinished stadium hosting the World Cup opening game on June 12 held its first official match Sunday, getting off to a shaky start after delays and deadly accidents marred its construction.

20 May 2014

Bus accident kills 20 in northeast Brazil Twenty people were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were traveling in overturned Sunday in northeastern Brazil, officials said.

19 May 2014

Clashes near Sao Paulo airport 27 days from World Cup Dozens of protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo's airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.

17 May 2014

Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensation Brazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.

15 May 2014

Petrobras probe on US refinery 'near end' An internal investigation of Petrobras' controversial $1.1 billion purchase of a Texas refinery is nearing completion, the Brazilian state oil giant's chief said.

13 May 2014

Sao Paulo airport opens new terminal for World Cup Sao Paulo's airport, one of the busiest in Latin America, opened a new international terminal Sunday -- just in time for the football World Cup.

12 May 2014

Sao Paulo gay march urges action on homophobia Revelers thronged central Sao Paulo for the city's annual gay pride parade Sunday amid calls to criminalize homophobic behavior.

06 May 2014

Tug of war over stolen lion in Brazil A male lion named Rawell is at the center of an ownership dispute in Brazil after the creature was abducted from his sanctuary and surfaced later hundreds of kilometers away.

05 May 2014

Brazil remains non visa-free for Kazakhstan during FIFA World Cup Brazill will be not be able to provide the promised visa-free enrty for Kazakhstanis for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

02 May 2014

Police crack down on homeless in Sao Paulo Police in Brazil cracked down with tear gas on about 1,000 homeless demonstrators in Sao Paulo who were hurling rocks, authorities said, with World Cup action here looming.

30 April 2014

Retired Brazil colonel who admitted torture found dead A retired Brazilian colonel who last month admitted carrying out torture during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship has been found dead following a break-in at his suburban Rio home, police said Friday.

26 April 2014

Brazil passes trailblazing Internet privacy law Brazil's Congress on Tuesday passed comprehensive legislation on Internet privacy in what some have likened to a web-user's bill of rights, after stunning revelations its own president was targeted by US cyber-snooping.

24 April 2014

Brazil ex-leader Kubitschek was not murdered Former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek was not murdered by the country's military dictatorship but died in 1976 due to a car crash, a panel said.

23 April 2014

Football: World Cup ticketing centers open World Cup ticketing centers opened in Brazil on Friday allowing fans who have managed to purchase match tickets for the June 12 to July 13 extravaganza to claim them.

19 April 2014

Brazil names 46 suspects in money-laundering, drug probe Police in Brazil have named 46 people, including an ex-executive at oil giant Petrobras, as suspects in an alleged $4.5 billion money laundering and drug operation, officials said.

18 April 2014

Goat to be cloned to treat rare genetic disorder Scientists in Brazil have genetically modified a goat to produce milk with an enzyme to treat a rare genetic disorder, O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported.

17 April 2014

Sharon Stone kept overnight in Brazil hospital: media Hollywood actress and producer Sharon Stone spent a night in a Sao Paulo hospital for treatment by an infectious diseases specialist, Brazilian media said Tuesday.

09 April 2014

Pele's hair turned into diamonds for superfans Pele has unveiled an unusual line of diamonds using strands of the football legend's own hair, local media reported.

09 April 2014

Russell Crowe slates Rio's traffic chaos Ten weeks before the city expects to welcome throngs of World Cup fans, Hollywood star Russell Crowe slated Rio's chaotic traffic during a visit to promote biblical epic Noah.

24 March 2014

Brazil sees Cup risks: report A secret Brazilian government report lists several security "risks" in having the country host of the World Cup this year, including political protest and strikes.

20 March 2014

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