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Brazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Thursday conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the United States. The police said the group lured Asian migrants, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, to Sao Paulo International...
Ambev: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — Ambev SA (ABEV) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $624.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Sao Paulo-based company said it had net income of 4 cents. The beverage company posted revenue of $3.99 billion in the period. ...
Voters in Brazil's largest city reelect mayor, who detaches from Bolsonaro after tumultuous campaign
SAO PAULO (AP) — Voters in Brazil’s biggest city, Sao Paulo, reelected Mayor Ricardo Nunes on Sunday following a tumultuous campaign that had pitted him against a leftist ally of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Nunes, who received lukewarm support from former President Jair...
A Brazilian artist uses ash and mud for a massive Sao Paulo mural lamenting climate disasters
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian artist Mundano on Wednesday is presenting a massive street mural in Sao Paulo that uses ash from wildfires and mud from floods to highlight extreme weather events wreaking devastation across the country — as well as their causes. Over 30 meters (98.4...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Sao Paulo Fashion Week
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city
SAO PAULO (AP) — Around 1.4 million households in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were without power on Saturday almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South America's largest metropolis. At least seven people were killed. Officials in Sao Paulo state said that record...
Sao Paulo mayor's race heads to a runoff without a controversial outsider in Brazil's elections
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Incumbent Ricardo Nunes and leftist lawmaker Guilherme Boulos will face each other in a runoff to decide the next mayor of Sao Paulo, following a first round of voting Sunday in Brazil’s local elections. Nunes, Boulos and self-help guru turned far-right...
Brazilian lake shocks park visitors with its bright green transformation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The lake in Sao Paulo’s iconic Ibirapuera Park has turned green in recent weeks, as Brazil grapples with a historic drought, both amusing and alarming parkgoers. Its verdant color stems from a combination of an algal bloom, abundant nutrients, high temperatures...
Musk's X has complied with all of a Brazilian judge's orders and is requesting its service be unblocked, a source says
SAO PAULO (AP) — Musk's X has complied with all of a Brazilian judge's orders and is requesting its service be unblocked, a source says.
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
CACONDE, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby reservoir. Lately, though, water is scarce on Almeida's modest farm in Caconde, a town in...
