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Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It's the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing an historic drought. More than 490 firefighters were trying to extinguish...
This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held up their phones to record athletic feats they’d never before witnessed, or even imagined. The game?...
In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The buildings in Brazil's modernist capital, Brasilia, have been enveloped in smoky air the past two days. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state...
Brazil's Lula praises Olympic athletes at presidential palace
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday met with nearly three dozen athletes from the nation’s Olympic delegation in capital Brasilia. Brazil won 20 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic games, of which three were gold, seven silver and 10 bronze. Nearly all 276...
Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two groups of men stood on opposite rooftops perched on a hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach, taunting one another. It was a macho showdown between opponents wielding unlikely weapons — kites. On this July morning in the impoverished...
Brazil's air force flies the remains of 3 victims of last week's plane crash to their families
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian air force plane on Tuesday carried the remains of three of the 62 people killed in last week's plane crash to a small, distraught city in the country's south where they were to be handed over to their families for burial. Forensics experts have so far...
Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause
SAO PAULO (AP) — The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week was buried Monday in Sao Paulo, becoming the first person laid to rest among the 62 victims, as authorities continue working to determine what exactly caused the accident. A hearse bearing the casket of...
Their job was saving lives. They lost their own in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Arianne Risso worked every day to help her patients battle cancer. That made it all the more heart wrenching when her life — along with that of seven other doctors — ended abruptly after a plane tumbled from the sky in Brazil. She boarded the ill-fated...
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. ...
Brazil's Lula urges Venezuela's Maduro to respect vote results, is 'frightened' by talk of bloodbath
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Monday his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday, and said he was “frightened” by Maduro's reference to a possible post-election bloodbath. ...
