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Prince Charles Met President Lula at the Planalto Palace

Charles, the Prince of Wales met President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in the Brazilian capital Brasilia and discussed a range of topics including the environment.
Prince Charles,a long-term campaigner in the fight against climate change said that that tackling the environmental threat should have a higher priority than fighting poverty, as [...]

Nine-Year-Old Has Abortion Despite Roman Catholic Church’s Objections

A nine-year-old girl who had been pregnant with twins after allegedly being raped by her stepfather, underwent an abortion on Wednesday despite complaints from BRAZIL’s influential Catholic Church.
The girl, who was not identified because she is a minor, was last week found to be four months’ pregnant after being taken to hospital suffering stomach pains.
Officials [...]

Clinton intervenes in US-Brazil international custody dispute

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she is pushing Brazil’s government to return an eight-year-old boy allegedly being held by Brazilian relatives although his US father wants custody.
“I did raise it at the highest levels of the Brazilian government,” Clinton, told NBC television in an interview of the case of Sean Goldman.
“I’ve been [...]

Patriots Quarterback & Brazilian Supermodel Wed

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 31 and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, 28, tied the knot in a romantic ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, on Thursday night with only close friends and family in attendance.
The private ceremony was attended by immediate family, including Brady’s 1-year-old son, John, whose mother is [...]

Rising Ecstasy Use among Upper-Class Teenagers in Brazil

Rising Ecstasy use is drawing a new class of educated young people into the cross hairs of drug enforcement in Brazil,South America’s largest country.
This new class of drug peddlers is a far cry from the heavily armed drug lords and their young, impoverished foot soldiers in the slums, where the Brazilian police send small armies [...]

Brazil to distribute 59 million condoms during carnival

Brazil, the biggest state buyer of condoms in the world, is to distribute 59 million free condoms during its famous Brazil Carnival later this month to combat the spread of AIDS,  Brazil Health Minister, Jose Temporao told the press on Friday.
The sheaths are to be handed out during the extravagant parades featuring bare-breasted models and [...]

Brazil Participates in Safer Internet Day 2009

Brazil and over 64 countries joining together today  to promote the Safer Internet Day this year with the themes of Safe social networking and the prevention of cyber-bullying.
Held since 2004 by Insafe – a European network that coordinates Internet safety awareness, the Safer Internet Day is always held in February, aiming to promote the conscious [...]

Usher’s Wife Plastic Surgery Complications in Brazil

R&B singer Usher 30, canceled his Grammy plans due to his wife’s medical emergency in Brazil, According to american media
Usher’s reps say Tameka Raymond is in a Brazilian hospital after “suffering complications from routine surgery.”  She is in stable condition and Usher is with her at the hospital, according to the reps. No further details [...]

20 Feared dead after plane crashed into a river in Brazil’s Amazon jungle

Four people survived but 20 were missing and feared dead after a small Brazilian-made Bandeirante turboprop plane crashed into the Manacapuru river, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil’s Amazon jungle during bad weather on Saturday.
The missing included four babies, Paulo Roberto Pereira, a spokesman for regional charter airline Manaus Aero Taxi, told local [...]

Two US Senators & a congressman call on president Lula regarding international custody dispute

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) called on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to follow international law and assist in the return of Sean Goldman to his father in the United States.
Sean Goldman, who is 8 years old, was taken to Brazil by his mother Bruna Goldman in 2004, [...]