Brazilian immigrant avoids deportation
ALLSTON, Mass. – There are few instances in which a person has the right to a hearing at an immigration court before being deported.
In January, the Brazilian Immigrant Center received a phone call from Andrecisa Precopio, stating she had … Read Full Story
Brazil moves to cut hotel costs before Rio+20
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is taking steps to lower the spiraling cost of accommodations during the United Nations’ upcoming conference on sustainable development, the office of President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday.
The statement said the steps could bring reductions
100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 100 abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro are in such poor condition they are at risk of collapsing, the head of a regional engineering agency said Wednesday, a day after part of a
Calvin Klein’s Costa stirring more attention
He jumped in as creative director for womenswear at Calvin Klein with both feet when he was handpicked by Klein almost a decade ago, but he’s been a behind-the-scenes player, slowly, steadily building up his portfolio and profile while staying … Read Full Story
read moreBrazil probing dictatorship human rights abuses
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has sworn in the seven members of a truth commission created to look into human rights abuses committed during the nation’s long dictatorship.
However, there are already disagreements over the scope of
American Airlines wants to add Brazil flights
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines, which is operating under bankruptcy protection, is seeking permission to add more flights to Brazil.
The third-biggest U.S. airline said Wednesday that it filed an application with the Department of Transportation for
Saverin dumps US citizenship ahead of Facebook IPO
SINGAPORE (AP) — Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship, a move expected to save him hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes stemming from the company’s impending initial public offering.
The Brazil-born 30-year-old became a U.S. citizen
Building partially collapses in Brazil; none dead
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Civil Defense officials say part of an historic two-story building has collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, but no one is injured.
The building belongs to one of Rio’s most traditional Carnaval street bands.
Dilma and Obama meet, talk visas
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged on Monday to expedite the issuance of tourist and business visas for their citizens, and they agreed to establish a bilateral committee for defense cooperation.
During the meeting held … Read Full Story
Brazil president makes stops in Boston, Cambridge
BOSTON (AP) — The president of Brazil and the governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday exchanged a toast that they said reflects the deep cultural and economic ties between the South American nation and the state.
President Dilma Rousseff, who took
President of Brazil to visit MA. next week
BOSTON — The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, will visit Massachusetts on Tuesday, April 10, announced Gov. Deval Patrick.
President Rousseff’s only other stop in the United States is Washington, D.C., where she will be meeting with President Barack Obama … Read Full Story
Small plane en route from US crashes off Aruba, two Brazilians rescued
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) — The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard says it has rescued two men who were on board a small plane that crashed into the Caribbean Sea near the island of Aruba.
A Coast Guard spokeswoman says the Beechcraft
Ex-Brazil leader Silva’s tumor is gone
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian hospital says former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s cancerous tumor has been successfully treated and has disappeared.
Doctors found the tumor in Silva’s throat late last year.
He has since undergone chemotherapy and
Corinthians beats Palmeiras 2-1 in Brazil
AO PAULO (AP) — Corinthians scored two goals early in the second half to end Palmeiras’ 21-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win in the Sao Paulo state championship on Sunday. Before the match, fan violence left one dead and
Brazil’s leap forward unearths a painful history
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – In a rundown part of Rio de Janeiro’s harbor district, archaeologists are digging up fragments of a history many Brazilians would rather ignore.
Up to a million men and women forced into bondage in … Read Full Story
read moreBrazil’s poor get free beauty treatment
— A machine purrs as it delivers electrical pulses deep into the saggy skin on Barbara Penha’s jawline, a high-tech treatment used first to tighten her jowls and then to sculpt her tummy.
The technique is all the rage at
Charges to be filed against Chevron in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Seventeen oil company executives face probable criminal charges Wednesday for an oil leak in the Atlantic, a legal action that has prompted debate about whether it could slow Brazil’s effort to develop its massive offshore finds.
Walk to support 3-year-old cancer victim
BOSTON — In recent months, thousands have joined a fundraising campaign to help Filipe Wolff, a three-year old Brazilian boy who is fighting a very rare form of cancer.
On Sunday, many will take further steps to raise public awareness … Read Full Story
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