World news about “Brazil” published by euronews.
Police strike casts shadow over Brazil carnival Security concerns are growing in Brazil as carnival approaches and police in Bahia remain on strike. More than 3,000 federal troops are now in the… 08/02/2012
Brazil: Troops deployed as police strike sparks crimewave Soldiers have been sent in to restore order to Brazil’s third biggest city where a strike by police has sparked an explosion of violent crime. The murder… 07/02/2012
Crime soars as police go on strike in Brazil A strike by police officers in and around the Brazilian city of Salvador has sparked a wave of murders and other crimes. At least 80 homicides have been… 06/02/2012
Education moves In this edition of Learning World we look at getting to and from school. In theory, the school run should be affordable and safe but in poor and isolated… 03/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War In our first edition of Women and War, we go to Brazil to meet Sonia, Sheyla, and Antonia. Week by week, we will travel from the capital Brasilia, to the… 02/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War – Sonia’s tale In Brazil, more than 1,500 people have been killed in a war over the use of the land. Despite the mountain of murders, there have been scarcely 100 trials… 01/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War – Sheyla’s tale In the heart of London, in front of BNDES, the Brazilian Development Bank, Sheyla Yakarepi Juruna leads a vocal protest. “We’re here at the BNDES to demand… 01/02/2012
Brazil’s Women and War – Antonia’s tale Antonia Melo de Silva is leading a battle against plans to build the world’s third biggest dam in the Amazonian rainforest. She told euronews: “They try to… 01/02/2012
Rio’s infrastructure questioned after building collapse CCTV footage captured the panic in the streets as three multi- story buildings collapsed in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday night. Four bodies have been… 27/01/2012
Brazil grants visa to Cuban dissident Brazil has granted a tourist visa to a leading Cuban dissident, just days before President Dilma Roussef visits the communist island. That puts pressure on… 26/01/2012
Rio city centre shrouded in dust after collapse At least three people are now confirmed dead following the collapse of two high-rise buildings in the centre of Rio de Janeiro. A further 19 are missing… 26/01/2012
At least two dead in Rio building collapse Two buildings in the historic centre of Rio de Janeiro have collapsed, injuring several people. Unconfirmed reports say two people were killed, but there… 26/01/2012
Search for victims after buildings collapse in Rio Three buildings – one 20 stories high – have collapsed, burying at least 11 people, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Dozens of fire fighters and… 26/01/2012
Much more than a race In a bid to calm safety fears, improve the poverty stricken slums and open up tourism ahead of hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, Rio staged a… 23/01/2012
Closing divisions Closing the digital divide has become a major challenge in today’s internet world, especially as modern technology breaks down barriers of age and distance… 13/01/2012
Brazil overtakes UK in economic league table Brazil has topped the United Kingdom in the World Economic League Table. The British based Centre for Economics and Business Research – the CEBR – said Rio is… 27/12/2011
Free tickets for disabled fans at 2014 World Cup Former Brazilian football players Romario and Ronaldo, have announced that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will donate 32,000 tickets to disabled… 24/12/2011
TAM + LAN = LATAM Latin America’s biggest airline is ready for take off. The merger of TAM, the leader in the Brazilian aviation market, with Chile’s main carrier LAN has… 15/12/2011
Portuguese youth exodus The queues outside African and South American consulates in Lisbon are getting longer by the day as more Portuguese are hoping to try their luck overseas… 08/12/2011
Brazil legend Socrates dies Former Brazil captain Socrates died on Sunday at the age of 57. Widely regarded as the best ever midfielder to grace the game of football, he had been in a… 04/12/2011
“Shock of Peace”: ensure the security in Rio de JaneiroThe introduction of the peacekeeping program in Rio de Janeiro is part of the effort crack down on crime and ensure the security as the city prepares to host… 13/11/2011
Rio under the microscope from Olympic Committee London may be ready but is Brazil on course for the Games of 2016? Members of the International Olympic Committee have been in Rio de Janeiro to monitor the… 09/11/2011
Brazil says no to bond buying shopping trip Brazil has ruled out the idea of buying European bonds to help ease the euro zone’s debt crisis. The country’s finance minister, Guido Mantega said Europe… 26/10/2011
God bless my dogPet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of Sao Francisco de Assis, Brazil’s patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 05/10/2011
Brazil’s Roussef warns EU over too much austerity Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has arrived in Brussels to kick off a key summit with the EU. Rousseff called for coordinated action to calm global… 04/10/2011
Brooms to sweep away corruption in BrazilMembers of the NGO Rio de Paz (Peace Rio) placed brooms on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro as a form of protest. The 594 brooms represent the number of… 20/09/2011
2011 Miss Universe: Miss Brazil celebrates her place in the finalPriscila Machado, Miss Brazil, exults as she is called to be one of the five finalists of the 2011 Miss Universe contest in Sao Paulo. At this time, her… 13/09/2011
Monkeys in the city – nocomment Monkeys from a Rio de Janeiro forest have been pestering nearby residents by stealing food and breaking into their apartments. 17/07/2011
Carrefour and Casino wrangle over Brazil Analysts say that attempts by France’s Carrefour to snatch control of Brazil’s top retailer Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) from French rival Casino face lengthy… 28/06/2011
Brazilians try to set new mass gay wedding record – nocomment In Rio de Janeiro, 43 homosexual couples said “I do” to celebrate the civil rights they were granted by the country’s top judges last month. Brazil’s Federal… 23/06/2011
Distance learning – a long way to get an education For young people in remote or isolated communities getting an education can be a major challenge. In times past some would simply have missed out on… 21/06/2011
Sao Paulo show unveils latest in Brazilian fashion Brazil’s top designers have been showing off their 2012 spring/summer collections at Sao Paulo Fashion Week, the most important fashion event on the South… 17/06/2011
Lagarde woos China over IMF job French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been in China as she continues her world tour looking for backing for the top job at the International Monetary… 09/06/2011
Air France crash probe to reveal more – nocomment French investigators probing the crash of Air France flight 447, which crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio killing all 228 people, will know on Monday… 12/05/2011
Rio gears up for 2014 World Cup As the 2014 World Cup nears, security is a big challenge for Brazil. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have set up a major operation centre using all the latest… 04/05/2011
Kayapo people keep traditions aliveA Kayapo boy with traditional body paint and piercing is seen at his home the day before the start of the “Expedicionarios da Saude” (Brazilian Health… 04/05/2011
Procession of the Torches in Goias VelhoPenitents participate in the Procession of the Torches during Holy Week in Goias Velho, west of Brasilia. Hundreds of Easter processions take place as part of… 21/04/2011
Montevideo Creole Week riders contestGauchos from all over Uruguay and neighbouring Argentina and Brazil come to Montevideo during “Criolla” (Creole) Week to compete for the award of best rider… 20/04/2011
Girl reflects on Brazil school shooting tragedyA girl sits on her bicycle in front of the Tasso da Silveira school in Rio de Janeiro, where a gunman opened fire on children, killing 11 pupils and then… 08/04/2011
Learning for the future in Brazil Social ventures are often at the heart of the world’s most innovative education initiatives, and behind them are often social entrepreneurs driven by a desire… 12/11/2010
“Art and Education” Welcome to Learning World – Euronews’ new programme dedicated to education. Art is of course vital to education opening up a rich world of creativity that… 02/10/2010
Floods force thousands to flee in BrazilIt is a matter of life or death as heavy rains batter Brazil, sending water rushing through the streets and thousands of people fleeing for safety. An… 06/01/2012
Air crash fraudsters arrestedBrazilian police have arrested at least 20 people for fraud after pretending to be relatives of air crash victims who died leaving no heir. Officials say… 29/11/2011
Brazil’s cancer-ill Lula shaves his hairBrazil’s former president Lula da Silva has had his familiar hair and iconic beard shaved off. A photo of his wife shaving the ex-leader has been published… 17/11/2011
Brazil launches bid to reoccupy Rio slumsIn Brazil, thousands of heavily armed police have begun an operation to seize control of Rio de Janeiro’s worst slums. The occupation of Rocinha, a… 13/11/2011
Ex-Brazilian president Lula diagnosed with cancerDoctors in Brazil have announced that the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is suffering from throat cancer. They say the 66-year-old, who served two… 29/10/2011
Brazilian underwear model in sexism rowA sexy lingerie ad campaign starring Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has been labelled “sexist” and “stereotyped”. The star parades in her underwear… 30/09/2011
Brazilians call on Congress to clean up its actIn Brazil, thousands have demonstrated against what they claim is widespread corruption at the heart of government. Several ministers have recently been… 21/09/2011
Miss Angola on top of the world as Miss UniverseMiss Angola, Leila Lopes, has been crowned Miss Universe at the 60th annual pageant in Sao Paolo. The 25 year old business student had dazzled the panel of… 13/09/2011
Brazil’s big party overshadowed by corruptionDilma Roussef has presided over her first Independence Day Parade as President of Brazil. She and her family watched the traditional military display in the… 08/09/2011
Back in the Day: Brazil declares its independenceSeptember 7, 1822. Portugal’s Prince Pedro de Alcântara defies the Portuguese court and declares Brazil’s independence. The colonisation of Brazil began in… 06/09/2011
Brazil tram crash kills five and injures dozensA popular tram that runs through one of Rio de Janeiro’s most scenic neighbourhoods has derailed, killing five people, including the driver, and injuring… 28/08/2011
Hardline Brazil judge gunned downA female judge known to take a tough stance against corrupt police officers and criminals has been killed in Brazil. 47 year old Patricia Lourival Acioli’s… 13/08/2011
Red roses in Rio mark anti-crime protestAnti-violence campaigners in Brazil have planted a field of red roses on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach in a protest against soaring crime. “Where are… 01/08/2011
Back in the Day: Brazil and Pele set the football world on fireJune 29, 1958. Brazil beat hosts Sweden 5-2 to win their first FIFA World Cup, inspired by 17-year-old sensation Edson Arantes do Nascimento, to be known to… 28/06/2011
Brazilian handed job as UN’s food chiefBrazil’s Jose Graziano da Silva is the new chief of the UN food agency charged with reducing global hunger, at time when food prices are going through the… 26/06/2011
Concern in the Amazon as land dispute claims another victimIn Brazil another funeral of a peasant worker has sharpened the focus on a wave of violence over land rights which has already claimed the lives of six people… 17/06/2011
Italy will take Battisti case to The HagueItaly has branded as “shameful” Brazil’s decision to free a former Italian left-wing guerrilla, convicted of murder in his homeland. Rome says it will take… 10/06/2011
Brazilian court allows Italian killer to walk freeItalian politicians hit out at Thursday’s decision by Brazil’s Supreme Court to block the extradition of a fugitive convicted of four murders in Italy in the… 09/06/2011
Italian anger as Brazil frees BattistiConvicted Italian murderer Cesare Battisti is a free man after the Supreme Court in Brazil rejected Rome’s bid to have him extradited to his… 09/06/2011
Brazil’s top court rejects Battisti’s extraditionItalian left-wing militant Cesare Battisti arrived at Brazil’s Supreme Court to learn that he is not to be extradited back home. In fact, the 56-year-old is… 09/06/2011
Brazil’s chief minister quitsIn Brazil the man who laid the groundwork for Brazil’s current economic boom has resigned as chief of staff. Antonio Palocci has left his job following a… 08/06/2011
Rio-Paris crash probe raises no urgent A330 safety concernsFirst readings of flight recorder data from an Air France passenger plane that crashed in the Atlantic have eased any immediate concerns over the A330… 17/05/2011
Air France crash probe to reveal more on MondayFrench investigators probing the crash of Air France flight 447, which crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio killing all 228 people, will know on Monday… 12/05/2011
Opinions split on recovery of bodies from air disasterThe recovery of a body from the shattered wreckage of flight AF 447 almost four kilometres beneath the surface of the ocean has highlighted the debate on… 06/05/2011
‘BRICS’ nations condemn the use of force in LibyaLeaders of five of the world’s big emerging powers have urged an end to the fighting in Libya and a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The bloc known as… 14/04/2011
Minute silence for Brazilian school victimsSchool children ran for their lives in Rio as a former pupil rampaged through the building opening fire, killing 12 pupils and injuring at least 11 more, some… 08/04/2011
Brazil gunman kills 12 children at Rio schoolA gunman has opened fire at a school in Brazil, killing at least 12 of its pupils. A suicide note was left by the attacker, named as ex-student Wellington… 07/04/2011
Several dead in Brazilian school shootingAt least eleven people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a school in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. He shot dead 10 pupils and… 07/04/2011
Air France crash: fresh hopes of solving 2009 mysteryAn initial search found wreckage and bodies. Now, nearly two years after an Air France plane plunged into the Atlantic, investigators may be closer to… 04/04/2011
Rio’s carnival parade kicks offRio de Janeiro’s annual Carnival parade has kicked off to the sound of drums, dancing and fireworks. An estimated 800,000 revellers turned out for the… 07/03/2011
Dancing in the streets of RioThe keys of the city have been handed over to King Momo – it must mean its carnival time in Rio de Janeiro. Youngsters got the party started as children… 05/03/2011
Brazil great Ronaldo hangs up his bootsBrazilian star Ronaldo has announced he is retiring from football at the age of 34. He is one of only two players – the other being Zinedine Zidane – to be… 14/02/2011
Rio blaze destroys carnival preparationsThe dreams of thousands of participants in Rio de Janeiro’s world famous carnival have gone up in smoke less than a month before the annual street party is… 07/02/2011
Brazil promises shelter for flood homelessBrazil’s president has promised to build up to 8,000 free homes for victims of deadly floods that hit a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro earlier… 28/01/2011
Brazil warns millions living in high-risk areasThe death toll in Brazil’s floods currently stands at 650. The government says a further five million people are living in danger zones. 120 people are… 18/01/2011
Anger remains in Brazil at slow response to rescue of mudslide victimsIn Brazil an improvement in the weather has boosted emergency services in their efforts to reach remote villages devastated by the recent mudslides. At… 16/01/2011
Brazil mourns as flood death toll tops 600Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for the now more than 600 people killed by floods and massive landslides. The death toll has risen so… 16/01/2011
Brazil buries its dead after worst floods in decadesThe bodies keep arriving as the death toll soars. Brazil is struggling to bury all the victims of the country’s worst floods in decades. Simple wooden… 15/01/2011
Mudslides devastate Brazil holiday townIn normal times Teresopolis is a holiday town. But coffins are being prepared for the victims of the Brazilian floods and landslides. Identifying them is… 14/01/2011
Brazil’s flooding death toll tops 500More than 500 people are now known to have died in one of Brazil’s worst natural disasters in decades. Raging floods and landslides have left a trail of… 14/01/2011
Brazil flood deaths near 400The number of dead from Brazil’s devastating floods is expected to rise rapidly. Concentrated mainly in the mountainous regions near Rio, the landslides… 13/01/2011
Hundreds dead in Brazil floodsHeavy flooding in Brazil have killed at least 270 people in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Torrential downpours battered the two southeastern… 13/01/2011
Deadly floods strike BrazilFloods and mudslides left at least 250 people dead in southeast Brazil on Wednesday. The Serrana mountains of Rio have been worst hit. Heavy tropical rain… 13/01/2011
Berlusconi says Battisti case won’t damage Brazil tiesA row over the extradition of a former left-wing militant will not damage Rome’s relations with Brazil, according to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The… 05/01/2011
Failed extradition no barrier to Italy-Brazil relationsProtesters have gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Rome to express their outrage at the decision by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva not to… 04/01/2011
Brazil’s foreign policy challenges grow with economyWhile the economy remains the top priority, the new Brazilian government’s relations with other foreign powers appear increasingly important. No more so than… 02/01/2011
Poignant presidential handover in BrazilThere was an emotional handover of power in Brazil, from the country’s most popular president, to the country’s first ever woman president. Tens of… 01/01/2011
Dilma Rousseff to be sworn in as Brazil’s presidentTwo wheels are as good as four when it comes to getting to the capital so see your new president sworn in. So motorbikes were an ideal form of transport… 01/01/2011
Diplomatic tussle looms between Italy and BrazilItaly has roundly condemned Brazil’s decision not to extradite a former far-left militant convicted of a string of murders in the 1970’s. Cesare Battisti… 01/01/2011
All change in Brazil as Rousseff replaces LulaHe is a tough act to follow. But from January 1, living up to Lula’s legacy is the daunting task facing Dilma Rousseff as she becomes Brazil’s first female… 31/12/2010
Brazil’s ‘Iron Lady’ takes chargeDilma Rousseff has forged a reputation as a deft political operator, leading some commentators to nickname her the ‘Iron Lady’ in the mould of Britain’s… 31/12/2010
Italy irate at Brazil’s refusal to extradite BattistiBrazil’s refusal to extradite Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti on murder convictions has sparked a bitter bilateral row. Lula’s decision before stepping… 31/12/2010
Brazil refuses to extradite Italian fugitive BattistiItalian fugitive Cesare Battisti will not be extradited from Brazil on murder convictions dating back to the 1970s. The decision by Brazilian President Lula… 31/12/2010
Extradition decision due on Cesare BattistiThe fate of the leftist Italian militant Cesare Battisti, now living in Brazil and wanted in Italy, is expected to be decided today. Outgoing Brazilian… 29/12/2010
Niemeyer’s payback is architectural delightIf giving is better than receiving as the biblical adage suggests, then Oscar Niemeyer may be richly rewarded for his latest work. The Brazilian architect… 16/12/2010
Rio police move in to violence-stricken favelaThe army and the police have taken control of a drug traffickers’ stronghold in Rio de Janeiro, after a week-long wave of violence. Almost three thousand… 30/11/2010
Soldiers target drug dealers in Rio favelaSoldiers in Rio de Janiero have stormed a major favela in the city in a bid to rid the area of drug traffickers. Around 2,600 troops took part in the… 28/11/2010
Police squeeze drug gangs in Rio’s favelasPolice in Brazil backed by 800 troops and armoured personnel carriers continue to squeeze the armed drug gangs holed up in Rio’s sprawling slums. Following… 27/11/2010
Brazil tightens control after slum violenceBrazilian security forces are tightening their grip on a violence-hit shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. A show of military might in Vila Cruzeiro, with… 26/11/2010
