Brazil police kill 11 heavily armed suspects out of 25 who tried to blow up two banks' ATMs
Police in Sao Paulo state shot and killed 11 assailants who were preparing to blow up automated bank teller machines simultaneously at two branches early on Thursday, authorities said. Sao Paulo state's Public Security Secretariat said in a statement that about 25 suspects were involved ...
Japanese newspaper in Sao Paulo to print final issue after 72-year run
The Sao Paulo Shimbun, a Japanese-language newspaper based in the sprawling Brazilian metropolis, will end its 72-year run after printing its Jan. 1 edition, due out Saturday, an official with the publisher said Thursday. Established on Oct. 12, 1946, the newspaper has been an opinion ...
South America's soccer confederation Conmebol has announced that the historic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the Copa America final next July. Conmebol also said Tuesday Sao Paulo FC's Morumbi stadium will host the opener on June 14. The semifinals will be played in ...
His gentle voice in "Girl from Ipanema" still charms, but for Joao Gilberto, the sunny days of his bossa nova prime half a century ago have been replaced by financial ruin and family strife. As one of the pillars of bossa nova — the breezy, ...
Sao Paulo police en masse make sweep through city's 'crackland' in bid to bust up drug trade
More than 500 police officers have swept through an area of Sao Paulo known as "crackland" in a crackdown on the brazen drug trafficking there. The Sao Paulo state government says the operation began Sunday morning and is part of efforts to revitalize Sao Paulo's ...
Brazil's biggest city is running out of water and options. The worst drought to hit the Sao Paulo region in 84 years is forcing local authorities for the second time in a year to put water pumps below the gates of the main reservoir, where ...
Japanese soccer fans in the Brazilian city of Recife are braving one of the highest homicide rates in the world to see their team open its World Cup campaign.
