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3 hrs ago | National Geographic

Armadillo-like Crocodile Fossil Found in Brazil

An ancient fossil crocodile coated in armadillo -like body armor was unveiled yesterday at an environmental museum in Brazil .

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12 hrs ago | Amnesty International USA

Thirty Rio police to be charged with homicide

Rio de Janeiro's Public Prosecutors Office will be charging the officers, following its investigation into the deaths of 20 people killed by police during operations in the city's shantytowns from 2007-8. All of them were registered as "acts of resistance", a term used by the police to claim that proportionate force was used during police ...

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20 hrs ago | CBS News

Conviction in "Alpha Dog" Murder

Jesse James Hollywood is seen at the Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in this police handout photo.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

Hays Daily News

Rio de Janeiro (Ap) -- Us commander: Ships e ...

US commander: Ships ending hunt for Air France black boxes; French sub keeps looking.

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Xinhuanet

Crocodile fossil found in Brazil

A 90-million-year-old fossil of an unknown species of crocodile that inhabited Brazil's southeast region in unusual environmental conditions has been unveiled by researchers in Rio de Janeiro.

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Mochila

VIDEO: Raw Brothers live on side of Brazil bldg

Two brothers in Rio de Janeiro have decided to combine their love of climbing and art, creating a unique dwelling where they eat, sleep and work on th ...

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Independent Online

Living on the edge

Rio de Janeiro - Two brothers are giving a new artistic meaning to "hanging out" as they eat, read and sleep on the side of a building in a bustling part of Rio de Janeiro - to the bemusement of passers-by. Using climbing gear to manoeuvre between a bed, desk, hammock and old-fashioned gramophone all nailed to the wall, Tiago and Gabriel Primo have ...

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Daily Mail

New Doctor Who Matt Smith 'splits from Brazilian girlfriend'

He admitted to being perpetually 'excited' ever since he landed the coveted role as the new Doctor Who last year, but Matt Smith's joy is sure to have been dampened by his reported split from beloved girlfriend Mayana Moura.

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Edmunds.com News

Brazil: Politicians Hope To Woo Chinese Automakers

The state governor here, Srgio Cabra and four state secretaries have paid an official visit to China and Singapore in an attempt to get Chinese companies to come to Brazil.

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Alterdestiny

Another Faint but Encouraging Effort to Reign In Police Violence in the Favelas in Rio de Janeiro

This week, prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro have charged 30 police officers with executing young men in the favelas in "death squad"-style murders , and have asked that the officers be imprisoned.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Christian Science Monitor

How the Honduras crisis boosts Venezuela's Chavez

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been the clear winner so far in Honduras's political crisis, leading the hemispheric condemnation of the June 28 military ouster of President Manuel Zelaya while orchestrating Mr.

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Related Topix: Honduras, World News, Central America, Brazil, Hugo Chavez, Manuel Zelaya, Argentina,

TreeHugger

Brazil to Build Solar-Powered Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

"Electric Vehicles" Mostly Means Electric Bikes, So Far... Petrobras, the semi-public Brazilian oil giant , has just built the first of what it hopes will be many electric charging stations.

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News Chief

Air France pilots demand probe into speed sensors

Air France pilots have asked French crash investigators for details of the airline's past problems with the speed sensors suspected of being a factor in the crash of Air France Flight 447.

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Shanghai Daily

Fill in the Atlantic's black spots - Sarkozy

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy denounced "black holes" in air traffic controls yesterday and said officials are working out ways to avoid surveillance gaps over the Atlantic Ocean after the crash of Air France Flight 447.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Regina Leader Post

Rio police accused of death-squad killings

RIO DE JANEIRO a ' Public prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro have requested the imprisonment of 30 police officers accused of killing young men in "death squad" type executions, they said on Tuesday.

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Globe and Mail

Bony-plated crocodile roamed Brazil 90 million years ago

Bony-plated crocodile roamed Brazil 90 million years ago A model of the bones of the carnivorous dinosaur called the Armadillosuchus arrudai is seen during the media presentation of a new exhibit at the Botanic Garden in Rio de Janeiro July 7, 2009.

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SF Gate

Sarkozy: Plug air traffic gaps over Atlantic

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, denouncing "black holes" in air traffic controls, said Tuesday that officials are working out ways to avoid surveillance gaps over the Atlantic Ocean after the crash of Air France Flight 447.

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Internet Archive

Recenseamento do Rio de Janeiro (Districto Federal) Realisado em 20 de setembro de 1906

Text Archive > American Libraries > Recenseamento do Rio de Janeiro Realisado em 20 de setembro de 1906 Recenseamento do Rio de Janeiro Realisado em 20 de setembro de 1906 Description Book digitized by Google from the library of University of Texas and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Inter Press Service

TRANSPORT-BRAZIL: Recharge Your Batteries Here

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 6 - Brazil has long been committed to developing alternatives to fossil fuels to power its vehicle fleet, to the extent that 90 percent of new cars sold in the country are flex-fuel, running on ethanol or gasoline in any proportion.

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Louth Today

Brazil comes to Marshchapel for Fine Art Exhibition

Monday 3.15pm - MARSHCHAPEL ARTS will be staging an exhibition of fine art this weekend.

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