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US Man Accused of Running Sex Tour on Amazon River

Four Brazilians claim Richard Schair paid them for sex acts, drugs

(Newser) - Four Brazilian women sued an American fishing tour operator yesterday, claiming that he coerced them with alcohol, drugs, and the promise of money to perform sex acts with tourists on his boat along the Amazon. The federal complaint targets Richard Schair, who until 2009 operated the Wet-A-Line Tours. It contends...

Months of ATM Heists Leave Brazilians Short on Cash

Five current or former police officers were arrested, more suspected

(Newser) - Brazilian police have arrested nearly 30 people in connection with a series of ATM heists that have left some poorer parts of Sao Paulo with scant access to cash. Five current or former police officers were arrested in yesterday's sting, and investigators suspect another two dozen police could be...

Amazon Rainforest Activist Gunned Down

Jose Claudio de Ribeiro da Silva predicted own murder

(Newser) - A leading campaigner against illegal logging and ranching in the Amazon rainforest has been gunned down 6 months after predicting his own murder. "I will protect the forest at all costs," Jose Claudio de Ribeiro da Silva said last year. "That is why I could get a...

At 114, Brazilian Woman Is Oldest Living Person

Woman born before Ford Motor Company, Ira Gershwin

(Newser) - A 114-year-old Brazilian, Maria Gomes Valentim, is the world's oldest living human, according to Guinness World Records. She attributes her longevity to eating a daily roll of bread for breakfast along with fruit, and the occasional nip of wine (her father also lived to be 100). Valentim, known as...

2 Detained in Rio School Shooting

Pair sold the gun to the shooter who killed 12 kids

(Newser) - Two men have confessed to illegally supplying a gun to the man who entered a Rio de Janeiro school, opened fire and killed at least 12 children before taking his own life, a police official said today. Charleston Souza de Lucena, 38, and Isaias de Souza, 48, said that they...

Brazil Gunman Lined Kids Up, Shot Them in Head

Families bury victims of Brazil school shooting

(Newser) - Grieving families today buried the 12 children shot and killed in a Rio de Janeiro elementary school , as horrifying details emerged about their final moments. Most of the victims, between the ages of 12 and 15, were shot in the head at point blank range. The gunman, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira,...

Gunman Kills 12 at Brazil Elementary School

A fire department rep says at least 20 were wounded

(Newser) - Tragedy in Brazil: A former student killed at least 12 people at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro this morning. Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 24, brought two loaded 38-caliber revolvers into the school and opened fire before shooting himself, say police. He reportedly left a note outlining his desire...

Brazil Cops Filmed Shooting Unarmed Teen

5 officers face attempted murder charges

(Newser) - Five Brazilian police officers filmed shooting an unarmed 14-year-old boy in the Amazon city of Manaus have been arrested. The boy was hit five times but survived, and spent several days in intensive care with a punctured lung, reports AP . The shooting happened last summer but only came to light...

Obama Stresses Jobs in Brazil, Keeps Eye on Libya

His five-day trip to Latin America overshadowed by military action

(Newser) - Seeking to link his Latin American tour to job growth back home, President Obama said today the US was eager to sell its goods and services to Brazil's booming middle class. With his message all but overshadowed by the chaos in Libya and Japan, Obama held meetings with newly elected...

'Zombie Ants' Found in Brazil
 'Zombie Ants' Found in Brazil 
Mar 6, 2011 2:14 PM CST

'Zombie Ants' Found in Brazil

Fungus takes over brain, forces ants to relocate

(Newser) - First, the fungus takes over the ant’s brain. Then, it uses “mind control” to force the ant to move to a new location—an ideal location where the fungus can grow and its spores can spread. Finally, the fungus kills the ant—and then grows out of its...

Woman Finds Alligator Behind Sofa

She spots the reptile when her toddler pets it

(Newser) - A woman in Brazil discovered a 5-foot alligator in her apartment—when she saw her 3-year-old petting it on the head. The toothy reptile entered the woman's home and crawled behind her sofa after heavy rains flooded her yard. Fortunately, authorities say the 'gator was not hungry at the time,...

Ten Countries With Fastest Rising Food Prices

Droughts make matters worse in Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, elsewhere

(Newser) - Between June and December 2010, 44 million people across the world were pushed into poverty by rising food prices. The price of many agricultural commodities increased by more than 25%, and for many countries that rely heavily on grains such as wheat for sustenance, prices may not go back down...

Don't Be Too Impressed: Lost Tribes Not So Lost

Think of lost as a relative term, writes John Gimlette

(Newser) - It's tough not to be sucked in by the newly released images of a thus-far unknown Brazilian tribe. Travel writer John Gimlette, for one, was, but writing for the Telegraph, he can't help but be a wee bit cynical. After all, "it’s hard to believe that these days...

Brazil Releases Photos of Endangered Tribe

Illegal logging putting uncontacted tribes at risk, Brazil warns

(Newser) - Brazil has released photographs of a tribe living deep in the Amazon in an effort to draw attention to their plight. Tribespeople who've had virtually no contact with the outside world, some painted with vegetable dye and brandishing bows, are seen looking upwards at a government plane. The tribe lives...

Brazilian Locked Wife in Cellar for 8 Years

Husband, girlfriend arrested; son may face charges

(Newser) - Does Brazil have its own version of Josef Fritzl ? Police arrested Joao Batista Groppo, 64, after it was discovered he had kept his wife, Sebastiana, locked in a cellar for 8 years. Actually, the period of time is in dispute—Groppo initially told police it had been 16 years,...

Dog Keeps Vigil at Owner's Grave in Brazil

Stunned nation struggles with death, homelessness in water catastrophe

(Newser) - Amid the horrors of Brazil's flooding and mudslides that have claimed more than 630 lives, a loyal mutt's lonely vigil at his owner's grave stands as mute testimony to the nation's hopeless loss and confusion. Leao has been lying next to his owner's hastily made grave at the Teresopolis cemetery...

With Break in Rain, Brazil Airlifts Aid to Mudslide Victims

But survivors largely left to own devices

(Newser) - A break in near-constant rain today allowed Brazilian rescue helicopters to deliver desperately needed food and water to neighborhoods buried under tons of earth in mudslides that have killed more than 600. Rain clouds lifted, allowing about a dozen helicopters to buzz around the craggy peaks of the emerald-green mountains...

More Than 500 Dead in Brazil Landslides, Floods

And the rain that caused them hasn't stopped

(Newser) - Torrential rains continued to pour down on Brazil’s Serrana region today, fueling floods and mudslides that have now killed at least 529 people—a total that’s expected to rise, as rescuers continue to uncover new bodies. “The rain did not stop at dawn and is continuing in...

Death Toll in Brazil Landslides Nears 400
Death Toll in Brazil
Landslides Nears 400
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Jan 13, 2011 5:42 PM CST

Death Toll in Brazil Landslides Nears 400

Thousands of homes were washed away north of Rio

(Newser) - The death toll from Brazil's mudslides in the mountain towns north of Rio rose to 381 today, reports AP . That figure is expected to rise still more as the hunt for survivors continues. The landslides, triggered by torrential rains, buried many victims as they slept. Click here to read about...

Heavy Rains Kill Hundreds in Brazil
Heavy Rains Kill
Hundreds in Brazil
Jan 13, 2011 1:21 AM CST

Heavy Rains Kill Hundreds in Brazil

270 die as landslides hit Rio de Janeiro state

(Newser) - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 270 people in southern Brazil, and the death toll is expected to rise significantly. Many families were buried as they slept in their mountain town homes near Rio de Janeiro after hillsides collapsed, Reuters reports. "There was no...

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