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Priyanka enjoys racing car ride
Actress Priyanka Chopra had a ride on the fast lane she won't easily forget while hosting Colors' adventure reality show 'Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi', courtesy a Formula 2 racer.
Favela On Blast DVD
At one point in this documentary about the music of Rio de Janeiro's hillside favela ghettos, one man teases another for being fancy and owning an outdoor shower.
Most expensive city in Middle East is Beirut
Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year. Lebanona s capital, Beirut, is the 10th most expensive rental city in the world, compared with last yeara s rank of 28.
American adds a new route to Rio de Janeiro
Beginning Dec. 16, American Airlines will add seasonal service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Rio de Janeiro.
'Carnaval' comes to Caldwell
Cedar Rock Country Club will take on a Brazilian theme when it plays host to the 12th annual Caldwell Memorial Hospital Foundation Patrona s Ball.
Important news about CRBE elections in the Brazilian community
The first article in this column , from March 2010, stated that 2010 was going to be an exciting year for the Brazilians, especially for the Brazilians living abroad.
Safe countries for nervous travellers
Is it safe? It's a question travellers often ask before deciding where to go on holiday.
Cape weather: More sun, highs in 70s
Happy birthday Brazil. On this day in 1822 Brazil declares independence from Portugal.
'My tears are real': Priyanka Chopra
For the past few weeks, Priyanka Chopra has been shooting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Fear Factor 3 A' Khatron Ke Khiladi.
Campus-Resident Alien: Sexual differences in North and South America vary wildly
"My stupid mouth has got me in trouble." The lyrics of this John Mayer song, "My Stupid Mouth," are all I can think about as I remember last week's timid suggestions of column topics I pitched to my editor.
ANALYSIS: Lula's favourite poised to win Brazil presidency
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to achieve a major political victory on October 3, if opinion polls are to be believed, with his designated heir Dilma Rousseff well on course to being elected president.
Brazilian hiker escaped rape, was lost 17 in jungle
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian hiker Denise Ciunek, 38, celebrated two major feats on Monday: first she managed to escape being raped by jumping into a remote river, and then she was rescued after going missing in the jungle for 17 days.
Petrobras plans $64.5bn stock offer
The Brazilian state-run oil company will use cash generated to fund the development of new oil reserves.
MP's wife is a sex worker
A British MP's wife works as a prostitute charging 70 pounds "for oral sex without a condom followed by full sex with a condom", said a media report here.
High Museum to Celebrate 25th Annual Latin American Film Festival
The High Museum of Art will present the 25th annual Latin American Film Festival from Friday, September 24, to Saturday, October 30.
The city of cocaine and carnage
A drugs front line lies behind the famous Rio beaches, with dozens murdered each week.
Qantas is thinking of flying down to Rio
QANTAS is considering tapping into the booming Brazilian economy by flying to either Sao Paulo or the popular tourist destination of Rio de Janeiro.
Carioca Aqueduct
The Carioca Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aqueduct was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the Carioca river to the population of the city.
Tory MP Mike Weatherley's wife working as a prostitute
THE wife of a new Tory MP is working as a 70-a-time prostitute, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.
Brazilian Universities Find Challenges in Internationalization
Signing an agreement to exchange their faculty members and students between Brazil and China are Adnei Melges de Andrade, a vice rector at the U. of Sao Paulo, which has doubled its enrollment of foreign students, and officials of Henan U. Caio Gu...
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