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At least 20 dead in attempted prison breakout in Brazil

Atleast20peoplewerekilledonTuesdaywheninmatesattemptedtoescapefromaprisoninthenorthernBraziliancityofBelem,saidofficials.(CGTN)

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Updated | Injured Neymar thanks fans for support ahead of surgery

ParisSaint-Germain'sBrazilianstrikerNeymarWednesdaythankedhisfansfortheirsupportafterhesufferedasprainedankleandfracturedmetatarsalattheweekend."Thankyouforallt

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Barcelona step up interest in Brazilian midfielder Arthur

BarcelonahavebeguntalkstosignhighlyratedGremiocentralmidfielderArthurMelo,theBrazilianclubsaidonSunday.The21-year-oldwaslinkedwithBarcelonalastmonthafterbeingph

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Football: Coutinho makes Barcelona debut

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Ronaldinho: Brazilian World Cup winner retires from football

BrazilianWorldCupwinnerRonaldinhohasretiredfromfootball,althoughhehasnotplayedagamesince2015.Ronaldinho,37,waspartofthetriumphantBrazil2002WorldCupsquad,wontheC

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Brazil orders Venezuela diplomat out

BrazilonTuesdayorderedthetopdiplomatatVenezuela’sembassy,GerardoDelgado,toleavethecountry,inretaliationforCaracasbootingouttheBrazilianambassador."Brazilhasdeci

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Brazilian striker Fred joins former club Cruzeiro

BrazilianstrikerFredhasrejoinedhisformersideCruzeirofromtheirlocalrivalsAtleticoMineiro.The34-year-old,whohadbeencontractedtoAtleticountil2018,willbetiedtoCruze

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Romario to run for CBF presidency on anti-graft ticket

BrazilfootballgreatRomariosaidTuesdaythatheplanstorunforpresidentoftheBrazilianFootballConfederation(CBF)followingthesuspensionofMarcoPoloDelNero.DelNero,whohas

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Chinese footballers come to Brazil for extra polish

ArrivinginBrazil,ChinesefootballerLongYushuotookonthemoreeasilypronouncednameThomas,butit'sthelocals'skillswiththeballthathe'sreallyhopingtoadopt.YoungChinesefo

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Olympics: Investigators find signs of Rio bid corruption

RiodeJaneiromadehistoryin2009whentheBrazilianbeachparadisebecamethefirstcityinSouthAmericaselectedtohostanOlympics.Buteightyearslater,evidenceisemergingtainting

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Brazil to have lower GDP growth than expected in 2017

Brazil will have a lower gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in 2017 than originally projected, the country's Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said Wednesday.

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Brazilian President refuses to resign despite corruption allegations

BRASILIA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Michel Temer refused to resign on Thursday despite being implicated in corruption allegations.

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Brazil says meat importers toughened controls after scandal

Fifty-sevenmeatimportersinBraziltoughenedcontrolsonshipmentsinthewakeofafoodsafetyscandalinMarchbutnoproblemswithproductionhavebeenfound,AgricultureMinisterBlai

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Rousseff's impeachment just one chapter of Brazil's political strife

Fora Dilma. Dilma Out. The battle cry of the enraged right-wing of Brazil, which rang out around the streets for months, has come to pass. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate voted to strip Dilma Rousseff of the presidency by 61 votes to 20.

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Brazil's Senate grills Rousseff at impeachment hearing

Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Monday fielded questions from senators on day four of her impeachment trial, as police lobbed tear gas to disperse her supporters protesting outside the Senate.

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Rio ready for Olympic carnival as opening awaits

The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles.

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Brazilian prosecutor seeks to jail senior politicians

​Brazil's Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot has asked the Supreme Court (STF) to authorize the arrest of the Senate President Renan Calheiros and other senior politicians, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported on Tuesday.