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1 week, 4 days ago

Pictured: Grave of husband who 'died of food poisoning' six months before his wife baked 'arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed three of her relatives - as cops prepare to exhume remains

This is the grave of the man who died of food poisoning six months before his wife baked an ‘arsenic-laced’ Christmas cake that killed three of her relatives. But within hours of tucking in, her sisters Maida Bernice Flores da Silva, 58, and Neuza Denize Silva Dos Anjos, 65, and Neuza’s daughter Tatiana Silvia Dos Santos, 43, were all dead …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. A man wades through an area flooded by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 3, 2024. Cars sit on a submerged road in an area flooded by …

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8 months ago

Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil’s south, where many who remain are poor

Associated Press

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. Residents rest in a makeshift shelter for people whose homes were flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, …

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8 months ago

Brazil government wants all local soccer suspended due to massive floods in the south

Associated Press

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Brazil’s government urged the country’s soccer officials to suspend all tournaments on Friday because of massive floods in the south. More heavy rain is expected in Rio Grande do Sul state into the weekend, which could worsen the situation for millions of people and further delay the cleaning of the inundated stadia of top-flight clubs Gremio, …

Soccer Brazil Gremio Porto Alegre Juventude

8 months ago

Brazilians struggle with loss and despair as worst rainfall in 80 years kills over 100 | IN PICS

India TV News

Image Source : Reuters 1/14 An aerial picture shows flooded houses in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul. Image Source : Reuters 2/14 A drone view shows the flooded neighbourhood of Mathias Velho in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul. Image Source : Reuters 4/14 People tour Iguazu Falls, which are currently at full water capacity due to the rains in southern …

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8 months ago

Paralympian loses medals and equipment to Brazilian floods before tournaments to seal Paris 2024 spot

The Independent

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8 months ago

Paralympian loses medals and equipment in Brazilian floods but is improvising to qualify for Paris

Associated Press

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Vanderson Chaves has faced many challenges in more than a decade as a Paralympic fencer, but none as fearsome as the massive floods in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state. Brazil’s Vanderson Chaves, left, and France’s Maxime Valet compete in men’s saber individual, category B preliminary wheelchair fencing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, in Chiba, …

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8 months ago

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

Associated Press

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — As major floods engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state last week, meteorologist Estael Sias knew the water would drain into capital Porto Alegre’s metropolitan region and that she would need to find a safe place. I don’t know how it will be when I return home.” Authorities …

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8 months ago

Brazil’s football federation suspends matches for three southern clubs because of flooding

The Hindu

Brazil’s football federation has suspended matches involving three top-tier clubs of the country’s flood-ridden southern region, but only for 20 days. Gremio, Internacional and Juventude, which are based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, will only return to activities after the harms of major flooding are mitigated, the Brazilian football body said in a statement Tuesday. Later, the …

Football Matches Clubs Brazilian Gremio Rio Grande Porto Alegre

8 months ago

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Associated Press

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. …

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8 months ago

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to access basic goods

Associated Press

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The mayor of a major city in southern Brazil on Tuesday pleaded with residents to comply with his water rationing decree, given that some four-fifths of the population is without running water, a week after major flooding that has left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 others missing. The Beira Rio stadium and …

Water South Heavy Rain Brazilian Rio Grande Flooded

8 months ago

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to find basic goods

LA Times

Volunteers carry an elderly man rescued from an area flooded by heavy rain in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Five of the city’s six water treatment facilities aren’t working, and Porto Alegre Mayor Sebastião Melo ordered that water be used exclusively for “essential consumption.” Local shops have also been short on water supplies. Brazil’s President …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil: 10 killed after fire tears through small hotel in Porto Alegre

India TV News

Rio De Janeiro: In an unfortunate incident, at least 10 people were killed after a fire broke out at a small hotel in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday, according to authorities. The fire broke in the early hours of Friday at the three-storey building which had a contract with the municipal government to shelter the homeless, …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Gisele Bündchen's mom Vânia Nonnenmacher dies at age 75 after courageous battle with cancer

Daily Mail

The mother-daughter duo featured on the cover of Vogue Brasil in 2018 The 75-year-old was a retired banker who appeared in her model daughter's Instagram posts The mother of Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen has died following a battle with cancer, according to local reports. Vânia Nonnenmacher, the mother of supermodel Gisele Bündchen, died following a cancer battle Sunday. 'I am …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Brazilian city enacts an ordinance secretly written by a surprising new staffer: ChatGPT

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sossmeier initially told local media he thought it was …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Brazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written by ChatGPT

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — City lawmakers in Brazil have enacted what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — even if they didn’t know it at the time. The city’s council president, Hamilton Sossmeier, found out that Rosário had enlisted ChatGPT to write the proposal when the councilman bragged about the achievement on social media …

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1 year, 8 months ago

‘Suarezmania’ in Brazil as Uruguayan shines at Gremio

The Hindu

Since joining Brazilian club Gremio, veteran striker Luis Suarez has taken the city of Porto Alegre by storm, scoring a flurry of goals, hoisting two trophies and helping the down-on-its-luck team dare to dream again. “It’s been quite a show,” lifelong Gremio fan Sandra Quintana said outside the stadium last month before the semi-finals of the Rio Grande do Sul …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world

BBC

Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world Niels van Iperen/Getty Images Nirvana's Nevermind – which was released 30 years ago – offered a subversive outlet for a global audience, writes Arwa Haider, who discovers its impact on people from countries including Brazil, Poland and Japan. I was thrilled by Nevermind's sounds, but as a young music obsessive, …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Copa America 2019: Gabriel Jesus converts winning spot-kick as Brazil exorcise Paraguay penalties demons to reach semis

Firstpost

Gabriel Jesus scored the winning spot-kick in a tense penalty shoot-out as Brazil exorcised their demons to beat Paraguay on Thursday and reach the Copa America semi-finals. Porto Alegre: Gabriel Jesus scored the winning spot-kick in a tense penalty shoot-out as Brazil exorcised their demons to beat Paraguay on Thursday and reach the Copa America semi-finals. Although Firmino dragged his …

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Pictured: Grave of husband who 'died of food poisoning' six months before his wife baked 'arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed three of her relatives - as cops prepare to exhume remains

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil’s south, where many who remain are poor

Brazil government wants all local soccer suspended due to massive floods in the south

Brazilians struggle with loss and despair as worst rainfall in 80 years kills over 100 | IN PICS

Paralympian loses medals and equipment to Brazilian floods before tournaments to seal Paris 2024 spot

Paralympian loses medals and equipment in Brazilian floods but is improvising to qualify for Paris

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

Brazil’s football federation suspends matches for three southern clubs because of flooding

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to access basic goods

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to find basic goods

Brazil: 10 killed after fire tears through small hotel in Porto Alegre

Gisele Bündchen's mom Vânia Nonnenmacher dies at age 75 after courageous battle with cancer

Brazilian city enacts an ordinance secretly written by a surprising new staffer: ChatGPT

Brazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written by ChatGPT

‘Suarezmania’ in Brazil as Uruguayan shines at Gremio

Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world

Copa America 2019: Gabriel Jesus converts winning spot-kick as Brazil exorcise Paraguay penalties demons to reach semis