Authorities didn’t provide information on any deaths or injuries at the prison, where over 2,000 inmates are crowded into a facility built for less than 900. Continue reading
The car stopped in the sand after it apparently crossed the wide sidewalk that runs between the beach and a busy road. Several people were knocked down and lying on the ground. Continue reading
Police in Brazil say at least 13 people were killed and 39 others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in the country’s southeast. Continue reading
Nineteen senior members of the Chapecoense soccer team from Brazil died in the crash. Continue reading
Women serving time at a prison in Rio de Janeiro swapped their uniforms for gowns on Wednesday as they took part in a beauty pageant. Continue reading
Security cameras at a store in Brazil captured an off-duty police officer shooting it out with two would-be armed robbers, while holding his son in his arms. Continue reading
Plenty of sun and culture – these are the cities around the world seeing the biggest spike in online bookings by Canadians for the holidays. Continue reading
Two people are dead and at least 12 injured in an early morning 36-vehicle pile-up in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. Continue reading
A Brazilian bus terminal is using some old equipment to make a new home for three stray dogs who were left out in the cold. Continue reading
Brazilian protesters torched buses, clashed with police in several cities and marched on President Michel Temer’s Sao Paulo residence on Friday amid the nation’s first general strike in more than two decades. Continue reading
