Sao Paulo

• 38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

  A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

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• A plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 people on board. Here’s what we know

  The airline VoePass confirmed a plane headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport crashed in a residential area in the city of Vinhedo, leaving fiery wreckage.

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  Aug 9
  
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• Couple in Brazil charged after woman allegedly held as slave for years at family mansion

  Court documents said for months on end the woman was not allowed into the mansion, slept on a couch, and had to use a bucket for a toilet. She depended on a neighbour for food and other basics and did not have a vacation day in 22 years.

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  Jul 6, 2020
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• Brazilian transgender dancer becomes 1st to lead section in renowned Carnival parades

  Prins says she first realized she wanted to be a woman at a Carnival party at age 11, when, like the other boys, she was allowed to dress like a girl as part of the burlesque festivities.

  Entertainment

  Feb 23, 2020
• No longer behind bars, Brazil’s ex-president says the left can win back the country in 2022

  He also called for solidarity with fellow South American countries and lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his border wall plan is unacceptable and aimed at keeping out poor people.

  World

  Nov 9, 2019
• Brazil police arrest man accused of being one of the world’s most prolific human traffickers

  Several arrests were made in Sao Paulo and in three other Brazilian cities.

  News

  Nov 1, 2019
• Sao Paulo shrouded in darkness as Amazon rainforest continues to burn

  According to Global News meteorologist Ross Hull, a few factors came together at "just the right moment" to place Sao Paulo under a shroud of darkness.

  World

  Aug 20, 2019
• 750 kg of gold and other metals ⁠— worth US$40M ⁠— stolen from Brazil airport

  A police report said the thieves left with about 750 kg (1,650 lbs) of gold and other precious metals, along with two airport workers taken as hostages, and remained at large.

  Crime

  Jul 25, 2019
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• 7 dead after former students armed with guns, crossbows attack Brazil school

  Authorities said two men killed five students and two adults before taking their own lives.

  World

  Mar 13, 2019
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• Fire-ravaged building in Brazil collapses, at least 1 dead

  An abandoned high rise building occupied by squatters in downtown Sao Paulo caught fire and collapsed Tuesday, sending chunks of fiery debris crashing into neighboring buildings and surrounding streets.

  World

  May 1, 2018