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  Neymar donates $1m to fight coronavirus

  Agence France-Presse . Rio de Janeiro | Updated at 10:19pm on April 04, 2020

  Neymar has donated $1 million to fight the impact of the new coronavirus in his native Brazil, according to TV network SBT. The Paris Saint-Germain...

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  Brazil court orders govt to stop advising against virus isolation

  Agence France-Presse . Sao Paulo, Brazil | Updated at 09:48pm on March 29, 2020

  A federal court in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday banned the government from disseminating propaganda against confinement measures aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic. On...

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  12-year-old launches favela library in Brazil

  Agence France-Presse . Rio de Janeiro | Updated at 11:18pm on March 13, 2020

  Lua has a hungry look on her face as she holds her new book on Nelson Mandela, one of thousands the precocious 12-year-old has amassed...

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  Brazil landslides death toll hits 44

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha / Xinhua . Sao Paulo | Updated at 04:15pm on March 11, 2020

  The death toll from the devastating landslides that occurred one week ago in southeast Brazil’s Sao Paulo state has reached 44, local authorities said Tuesday...

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  At least 18 killed, 30 missing in Amazon boat capsize

  Agence France-Presse . Sao Paulo | Updated at 02:58pm on March 03, 2020

  At least 18 people were killed when a riverboat sank in the Amazon rainforest region, Brazilian authorities said on Monday, as survivors described fleeing the...

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  Rio carnival gets political in Brazil

  Agence-France-Presse . Rio de Janeiro | Updated at 12:31am on February 24, 2020

  Rio de Janeiro kicks off its annual carnival parades Sunday, the first of two nights of glittering, over-the-top spectacle set to pack a heavy dose...

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  Amazon onslaught

  Robert Hunziker | Updated at 12:00am on February 17, 2020

  THIS month Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro proposed a new bill promoting mining, expanded agriculture and energy production on indigenous lands in the Amazon. Accordingly, private...

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  Compared with previous year Amazon deforestation doubled in Jan

  Agence France-Presse . Rio De Janeiro | Updated at 02:16pm on February 08, 2020

  Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official data published Friday...

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  Unhappy Mbappe ignores Tuchel’s authority at PSG

  Associated Press/UNB . Paris | Updated at 11:00pm on February 03, 2020

  Problems often seem to occur before important games for Paris Saint-Germain. Brazil star Neymar was ruled out of Champions League matches against Real Madrid and...

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  52 killed in Brazil flood

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha/ Xinhua. Rio de Janeiro | Updated at 11:39am on January 29, 2020

  Severe flood has left a total of 52 people dead in southeast Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, the state civil defence agency said on Tuesday. One...