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Human Trafficking Raid In Brazil Frees 39 Slaves

Human Trafficking Raid In Brazil Frees 39 Slaves

Nearly 40 slaves have been rescued after being forced to work against their will in an illegal gold mine in Brazil. Modern day slavery remains a huge problem in many countries, and labor authorities have warned that the perpetrators are becoming more sophisticated in hiding their practices, despite human rights efforts. According to Al Jazeera, […]

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Gisele Barreto Fetterman, Pennsylvania Second Lady, Verbally Assaulted By Woman Who Called Her N-Word

Gisele Barreto Fetterman, Pennsylvania Second Lady, Verbally Assaulted By Woman Who Called Her N-Word

Gisele Barreto Fetterman, the second lady of Pennsylvania, was verbally assaulted by a woman who called her the N-word and told the wife of Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman that “no one wants you here,” The Washington Post reported. On Sunday, Fetterman went to the grocery store to pick up some supplies, and as she […]

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Instagram Model Raquel Benetti Shows Off Her Tan Lines In A Multicolored Bikini

Instagram Model Raquel Benetti Shows Off Her Tan Lines In A Multicolored Bikini

Raquel Benetti is an Instagram model known for her soccer freestyles and has amassed a huge online following because of her gorgeous looks and talent. She showed off her stunning figure in a multicolored bikini for her most recent post. Several Instagram models who are known for their athletic prowess — such as golfer Paige […]

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Jair Bolsonaro, Who Dined With Donald Trump Last Weekend, Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Report Says

Jair Bolsonaro, Who Dined With Donald Trump Last Weekend, Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Report Says

Not long after his aide, Fabio Wajngarten, tested positive for coronavirus, local media in Brazil is now reporting that the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has also tested positive for the disease, per The Guardian. According to Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman who recently traveled to the U.S. along with his father, the elder Bolsonaro is […]

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Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes By Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government

Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes By Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government

Journalist Glenn Greenwald was arrested in Brazil on Tuesday for cybercrimes, The New York Times reports. He is accused of being part of a “criminal organization” that spread hacked cellphone messages and harmed the image of an anti-corruption task force. The charges stem from the work of the news organization Greenwald co-founded, The Intercept Brasil. […]

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A Massive Prison Break Has 75 Former Inmates On The Run In South America

A Massive Prison Break Has 75 Former Inmates On The Run In South America

At least 75 members of one of Brazil‘s most notorious gangs have just escaped a Paraguayan prison. The inmates escaped by digging a massive tunnel that was long enough to get past the prison walls. Moreover, the complexity of the plan has essentially confirmed that a number of prison guards were in on the plot, […]

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Claimed Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Financed The Amazon Rainforest Fires

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Claimed Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Financed The Amazon Rainforest Fires

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed, without evidence, that actor Leonardo DiCaprio donated money to burn down the Amazon rainforest, The New York Times reports. It’s the latest attempt by the right-wing president to assign blame for the devastating fires. Devastating Fires The Amazon rainforest — which includes parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru — […]

5y ago

Watch Brazil Vs. Nigeria Stream Live: Start Time, Preview, International Friendly Match In Singapore

Watch Brazil Vs. Nigeria Stream Live: Start Time, Preview, International Friendly Match In Singapore

Brazil is playing its third match, of the international-friendly variety, since winning the Copa America final over Peru in July. Meanwhile, Nigeria has struggled, as The Inquisitr reported, and they took third place in the Africa Cup of Nations, also in July, with a 1-0 win in the consolation match against Tunisia. But neither team […]

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Brazil Bans Land Clearance Fires For 60 Days In Response To Amazon Blazes

Brazil Bans Land Clearance Fires For 60 Days In Response To Amazon Blazes

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to ban setting fires to clear land that will have a duration of 60 days in response to the high number of fires blazing through the Amazon rainforest, reported BBC. The ban has been met with mixed responses, with some believing that it will have zero effect […]

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Brazil May Reject $20 Million In G-7 Aid For Amazon Fire Unless Emmanuel Macron Takes Back ‘Insults’

Brazil May Reject $20 Million In G-7 Aid For Amazon Fire Unless Emmanuel Macron Takes Back ‘Insults’

Brazil’s president said Tuesday that the South American nation will not accept $20 million in aid to fight raging wildfires in the Amazon rainforest until French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his “insults,” Reuters reports. Devastating fires have been burning in the Amazon for weeks now, creating an environmental emergency that has gotten international attention. Though […]

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Under Pressure For His Role In Amazon Fires, Brazilian President Announces Plan To Send Army To Help

Under Pressure For His Role In Amazon Fires, Brazilian President Announces Plan To Send Army To Help

As he comes under international pressure for his role in the fires raging across the Amazon rainforest, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he has authorized the country’s army to help battle the blazes. As the Associated Press reported, Bolsonaro said military forces would start deploying on Saturday to areas of the Amazon where wildfires […]

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Is Actively Trying To Destroy Amazon Rainforest, Say Leaked Documents

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Is Actively Trying To Destroy Amazon Rainforest, Say Leaked Documents

As The Inquisitr reported, the fires burning across the Amazon rainforest are believed to be entirely man-made by farmers and loggers that wish to clear land for development and logging. Not only that, it is thought that recently-elected President Jair Bolsonaro supports the efforts. The Independent reports that leaked documents reveal that Bolsonaro’s government is […]

5y ago

Two Weeks Ago, A Small Brazilian Newspaper Reported That Farmers Were Planning A ‘Day Of Fire’ In The Amazon

Two Weeks Ago, A Small Brazilian Newspaper Reported That Farmers Were Planning A ‘Day Of Fire’ In The Amazon

Two weeks ago, a small local newspaper in Brazil reported that farmers in the area were planning what they called a “burning day” when they would set fires in and around the Amazon. The report from the Jornal Folha do Progresso appeared to be some of the first evidence of the fires that would rage […]

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Bossa Nova Legend João Gilberto Mourned At Rio De Janeiro Funeral

Bossa Nova Legend João Gilberto Mourned At Rio De Janeiro Funeral

Bossa nova. It’s a style of music often associated with tranquil Brazilian getaways by the beach — one that’s deeply ingrained within the fabric of this South American nation’s culture. One of the key players in pioneering Brazil’s signature sound, folk legend João Gilberto, passed away on Saturday, July 6 at the age of 88 […]

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Watch Brazil Vs. Argentina Copa America Semifinal Live Stream: Messi’s Quest For Argentina Trophy, Start Time

Watch Brazil Vs. Argentina Copa America Semifinal Live Stream: Messi’s Quest For Argentina Trophy, Start Time

The great Lionel Messi, at age 32, now stands two wins away from the first trophy of his career with his national team of Argentina — a trophy that would be Argentina’s first in any international competition in 26 years, per Al Jazeera — when he takes the field for the first semifinal of the […]

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Watch Peru Vs. Brazil Copa America Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Battle For Top Of Table In Group A

Watch Peru Vs. Brazil Copa America Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Battle For Top Of Table In Group A

In what must have seemed not only an unfamiliar but extremely uncomfortable situation for a national team that has won five World Cups and eight Copa America trophies, Brazil found themselves booed off the pitch by their own fans after Venezuela held the Seleção to a frustrating nil-nil draw on Tuesday, as the BBC reported. […]

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Copa America Preview: Lionel Messi Takes One More Shot At National Team Trophy In Tournament With No Favorite

Copa America Preview: Lionel Messi Takes One More Shot At National Team Trophy In Tournament With No Favorite

The 46th playing of the world’s oldest continental championship tournament opens tomorrow when the Copa America begins. Copa America pits 10 South American countries, along with two invited nations from other continents, against each other for a trophy first contested in 1916, as ESPN reports. The 2019 tournament features another level of intrigue, as five-time […]

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Watch Australia Vs. Brazil FIFA Women’s World Cup Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Crucial Group C Showdown

Watch Australia Vs. Brazil FIFA Women’s World Cup Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Crucial Group C Showdown

Australia entered the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup as heavy favorites to top Group C and cruise into the tournament’s knockout round — until they actually played a match. That’s when they suffered a stunning, 2-1 defeat to Italy, surrendering a tie-breaking goal with 4:40 elapsed in stoppage time, as The Guardian reported. Now the […]

5y ago

Watch Brazil Vs. Jamaica FIFA Women’s World Cup Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Group C Opener Live Online

Watch Brazil Vs. Jamaica FIFA Women’s World Cup Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Group C Opener Live Online

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz are finally at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, completing an arduous and historic journey to become the first Caribbean-based team to qualify for the event. To get to this point, the team needed a boost from a prominent patron, since they received very little support from the country’s football federation, according to […]

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2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview: Brazil

2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview: Brazil

The 2019 Women’s World Cup is sure to be an emotional one for the Brazilian national team, as it is likely the final opportunity for Marta, considered by many to be the all-time greatest women’s soccer player, to finally lift the trophy, as previously covered by The Guardian. While a Brazil victory would bring a […]

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