Category: Brazil
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Plane with 62 Onboard Crashes in São Paulo, Brazil. No Survivors
At around 1:30 PM this Friday (9), an aircraft from the French brand ATR, operated by Voepass, crashed in Vinhedo, a neighboring city of Campinas in the interior of São Paulo, and near the Viracopos airport, to which it was heading from Cascavel, in Paraná, a state in southern Brazil. The company reported in a…
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Plane Crashes in São Paulo with 62 People Onboard. No Survivors
At around 1:30 PM this Friday (9), an aircraft from the French brand ATR, operated by Voepass, crashed in Vinhedo, a neighboring municipality of Campinas in the interior of São Paulo, and near the Viracopos airport, to which it was heading from Cascavel, Paraná. The company reported in a statement that flight 2283 was carrying…
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Olympics End This Weekend: Discover the Controversies of the Paris Games
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in Africa, Asia, Brazil, Central America, Entertainment, Europe, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Latin America, Men, North America, Oceania, South America, Sports, Tourism, United States, Women, WorldWater of the Seine River How could we not start with the topic that caused controversy even before the games began? The Seine River underwent a multimillion-dollar decontamination process to host the triathlon and swimming marathon events. However, with only a few days left before the Olympics began, the river still showed unsafe pollution levels…
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Will Brazil Be the Country of Women’s Football?
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In a historic match, Brazil’s women’s football team secured a spot in the final of the tournament at the Paris Olympic Games after defeating Spain 4-2 on Tuesday afternoon (6) at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille. The team, led by coach Arthur Elias, took the lead early in the match, at 4 minutes, when Priscila…
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MTV VMA 2024: Taylor Swift receives 10 nominations and Brazilian Anitta, 3
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The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were announced on Tuesday (6), and Taylor Swift led among them. Swift received ten nominations, mainly for the black-and-white music video of the single “Fortnight” from her album “The Tortured Poets Department.” Her featured artist on this track, Post Malone, followed closely with nine nominations. Other…
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MTV VMA 2024: Taylor Swift Receives 10 Nominations and Anitta, the Only Brazilian in the Running, 3
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The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were announced on Tuesday (6), and Taylor Swift leads among the nominees. Swift received ten nominations, mainly for her black-and-white music video for the single “Fortnight” from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. In second place among the most nominated is Post Malone, sharing nine of…
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Gymnastics Final: Rebeca Defeats Biles and Wins Gold for Brazil on Floor
On Monday (5), São Paulo’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal on floor, achieving her fourth podium at the Paris Olympic Games. It was her sixth Olympic medal, making her the most decorated Brazilian athlete in the history of the event. Rebeca scored 14.166 in her performance, surpassing favorite Simone Biles. The American – who…
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Gymnastics Final: Rebeca Surpasses Biles and Takes Gold for Brazil in Floor Exercise
On Monday (5), São Paulo’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold medal in the floor exercise, achieving her fourth podium finish at the Paris Olympics. This was her sixth Olympic medal, making her the most decorated Brazilian athlete in the history of the event, surpassing sailors Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael, with whom the gymnast was…
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Dollar Soars in Brazil as Global Markets Panic Over Fears of Recession in the U.S.
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A wave of panic swept through financial markets on Monday (5), with stocks plummeting in the United States and around the world as investors focused on signs of a slowing American economy and a possible recession looming. The decline followed the release of the U.S. jobs report on Friday (1), which showed significantly slower hiring,…
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Women’s Artistic Gymnastics: Biles Takes Gold, Rebeca Silver in an Electrifying Final
Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time at the Olympic Games, added another gold medal to her career achievements by winning the all-around title in a dramatic final in Paris. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade won the silver medal after a strong performance that created a dramatic competition with Biles. Biles’ teammate, Sunisa Lee,…