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Power Outages in Brazil Were Cyber Attacks
A series of power outages affecting millions of people in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 were the result of cyber attacks, 60 MINUTES has learned.
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Brazil, Nicaragua Secure IDB Support
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MasterCard, Credicard, Redecard Launch PayPass in Brazil
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Brazilian man shows up at own funeral
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Brazil raises cane over U.S. ethanol tariff
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Child prostitution rampant on Brazilian highways
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Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology, has died.
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Evangelical march in Brazil draws 1.5 million; leaders expect more by nightfall
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Amazon Indians find Brazil plane crash survivors
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