Families sue for damages over Air France crash
The Age (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Relatives of eight victims of an Air France flight that crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris have filed lawsuits seeking damages in two US states.
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Memorial to Air France plane crash victims goes up in Rio
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday
A memorial in remembrance of the victims of an Airbus A330 crash over the Atlantic in June has opened in Rio de Janeiro
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TAM: Jet forced to return to JFK
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
RIO DE JANEIRO -- TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem.
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Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday. The CBS news program 60 Minutes said it had learned that the 2007 blackout in Espirito Santo State, which affected over three million people, and a smaller incident in Rio de Janeiro in 2005, were perpetrated by hackers. The program,...
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AIR FRANCE 447 : Victims' families meet in Rio for memorial service
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
A private memorial service near Rio de Janeiro takes place on Saturday for the European and Brazilian families of the 228 people who died in the fated Air France 447 flight in June.
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Brazil: Air France families arrive for ceremony
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
RIO DE JANEIRO - Relatives of victims from the June 1 Air France jet crash are arriving in Brazil for the dedication of a memorial. About 60 family members somberly streamed...
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Olympics may legitimate Rio on world stage
Miami Student (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It is known as the land of hot music, beautiful bodies and raucous parties. No, it's not Oxford, Ohio, but rather Rio de Janeiro, which, in dramatic fashion, beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo in early October to win the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
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Man appears alive at own funeral
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Rio de Janeiro: A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as
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Israeli president to visit Brazil just before Iranian leader
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Israeli President Shimon Peres is to visit Brazil next week, just days before his country's archfoe, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to also arrive, according to officials. Peres is scheduled to visit Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between November 10 and 15, the Israeli embassy and Brazilian officials said. Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel to be wiped off the map, is due to be...
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Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
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Parreira to call Benni McCarthy back to South Africa squad
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rio de Janeiro - In his return to the position of South Africa national football coach, Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira plans to call striker Benni McCarthy back to the squad, and to press for a Bafana training camp in Brazil. In an interview with ...
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Brazil likely to launch World Cup preparations at home in Curitiba
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil are likely to launch on home soil, in the southern city of Curitiba, their preparations for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Caju Training Centre belonging to Brazilian football club Atletico Paranaense pulled ahead Tue...
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IOC Completes Orientation Seminar For Rio 2016
ISAF News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Less than a month after Rio de Janeiro's election as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games, a delegation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has paid the new host city a visit (30-31 October), as it continues to lay the groundwork for successful Games.
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Brazil’s new political identity, Arthur Ituassu
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
A number of events has projected Brazil into the headlines of international news, besides the traditional stories about violence, natural catastrophes or environmental issues. Behind this news-buzz is a deeper sense of the giant Latin American country as having in some elusive but unmistakable way "arrived" as a global player. The emblematic example of the country's new status is probably...
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Why the Olympic Committee Chose Rio over Chicago
Planck's Constant (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
A number of readers emailed me suggestions on why the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It really wasn't that Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was a better saleman than Obama, it's just that Rio is an easier product to sell.
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Nadal returns from injury, available for Davis Cup
arora5cx27 | 10/21/2009
BARCELONA, Spain - Rafael Nadal has recovered from injury and made himself available for Spain's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in December. Nadal underwent successful medical tests in Barcelona on Wednesday that showed the 23-year-old Spaniard was ready to return for the first time since his U.S. Open semifinal. Nadal hasn't been on court since that semifinal defeat to eventual champion...
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Tourism Report Brazil
bharatbook | 10/16/2009
Brazil’s tourism sector seems to be in a privileged position relative to other major tourist destinations worldwide. The relative weakness of Brazil’s currency, and the prospect of cheaper flights, has brought an increase in the number of visitors to the country over the last six months. These factors may also lead in particular to a larger number of US tourists enjoying Brazil’s myriad attractions.