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A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is treated in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A candidate in Sao Paulo ’s mayoral race was treated and released Monday from a hospital after one of his five rivals in a televised debate slammed him with a metal chair following references to allegations of sexual misconduct. Pablo Marçal, a personal...
Brazilian police raid targets accused of laundering millions in gold mined in the Amazon
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police on Tuesday conducted multiple raids targeting a criminal group it alleged has laundered at least 3.1 metric tons of gold mined in the Amazon rainforest to conceal its illegal origins. The group operated within the Kayapo people's territory...
Drought is making Sao Paulo's river emerald green while smoke turns its skies grey
SAO PAULO (AP) — A major river in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo is suddenly emerald green and clear skies this week turned from blue to grey. In the late afternoon, the sun's rays filtering through the smoky haze exhibit the color of deep orange. This isn't a fantasy world:...
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled...
Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
SAO PAULO (AP) — Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro flooded Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally Saturday, buoyed by the government's blocking of tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform, a ban they say is proof of their political...
Some NFL fans defy host soccer club's preference by wearing green to Packers-Eagles game in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — The host of the NFL's first game in Brazil, soccer club Corinthians, was not keen on the green-dominated color schemes of its Friday night visitors, the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. But many fans at the NeoQuimica Arena didn't seem to mind. And...
The team hosting the NFL game in Brazil rejects Packers' and Eagles' green because of soccer rivalry
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Corinthians, the team turning over its stadium for the first NFL game to be played in South America, dislikes anything green so much that its executives tried to paint the field black about a decade ago. Players can be fined if they are...
Eagles and Packers sound happy to be in Brazil after expressing concerns before the trip
SAO PAULO (AP) — A nine-hour flight to Brazil and some time practicing under the sun in Sao Paulo seem to have softened the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers ahead of their season opener on Friday. Numerous players and coaches made comments before the trip suggesting...
Sao Paulo beefs up security for Brazil's 1st ever NFL game as players raise crime concerns
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sao Paulo state's government said it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses for Friday's NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers after some players expressed concern about playing in Brazil. Security...
Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love depicted on 108-foot-high mural in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO (AP) — Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love are hard to miss in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo, with their faces gazing skyward as part of a 108-foot-high mural on the side of a downtown building. They will face off Friday night when Hurts' Philadelphia Eagles...
