New laws are urgently needed in Paraguay to protect the rights of minorities, in particular women and indigenous people, a top United Nations human rights official has said, calling on the Government

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Brazil will become the world's sixth largest economy in 2011 due to the global financial crisis that has affected the main economic powers, the International Monetary Fund and several other organisati

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Ten-man Corinthians went top of the Campeonato table with a 2-1 win over Avai, but they were made to do it the hard way.

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Marketing wizard from São Paulo turns JAC Motors – once little-known in Brazil – into a household name

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Solonei Silva of Brazil won the men’s marathon at the Pan American Games on Sunday, the final day of the competition.

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England defender Rio Ferdinand is reported to be thinking of quitting international football to prolong his Manchester United career.

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Brazil striker Neymar scored all four goals as Santos thumped Atletico Paranaense 4-1 in the Campeonato.

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Scientists have found bones in Brazil that belonged to a 20-foot-tall sloth that lived some 10,000 years ago.

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Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been diagnosed with a tumor in his larynx.

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Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, his physicians said Saturday.

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previous photo ABU DHABI // Ricardo Oliveira and Bare turned on the samba style and won the battle of the strikers as the Brazilians combined to down Baniyas and …

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In Argentina, a dozen military officers who ran the most notoriously sinister detention center in the country's dirty war history were sentenced to life in prison this week for the …

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Brazil is not yet ready to host the 2014 World Cup, football great Pele told the ESPN Soccernet website in an interview posted Friday. According to Pele, chaotic organization and communication …

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The Rev. Dean Brackley belonged to an order of priests, the Jesuits, sometimes referred to as "God’s Marines," because of a 16th-century founder’s military background and …

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Latin Americans give U.S. President Barack Obama the highest approval rating for any leader in the region. Obama is rated 6.3 on a scale of one to 10 in the survey …

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The Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro is implementing a public bike rental program, following in the footsteps of Paris, Washington, Mexico City and San Francisco. The system was inaugurated …

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The Brazilian congress approved this week the creation of a Truth Committee that will look into human rights abuses from 1946 to 1988, which includes the military period from 1964 to 1985, but …

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VATICAN CITY, 13 OCT 2011 (VIS) – The Holy Father is due to celebrate Mass for the people of Latin America for the bicentenary of their independence, according to a communique released by the …

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(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=23488)ROME, ITALY, October 5 (CNA) – The Vatican will give the bishops of Latin America a new secure website, Episcopado.net, to enhance communication …

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Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt YARMOUTH PORT – August 7 – More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and …

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BUSAN, South Korea, Aug. 5 (AP) – (Kyodo)-;Japan suffered a straight sets defeat to eight-time champions Brazil on Friday on the first day of action at the World Grand Prix. Sheilla Castro …

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El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian …

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will meet on Friday her Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner for talks on enhanced bilateral cooperation, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday.The …

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Helinho, centre, of Brazil 5, goes up in the air as Papel and Anderson of Brazil 3 await his delivery in a Footvolley World Cup match at Jumeirah Beach. Jeffrey E Biteng / The …

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Associated Press , Brazil’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) is the nation’s highest court to side for same-sex marriage. In May Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that homosexual civil …

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Indigenous groups were among hundreds of campaigners who occupied the construction site of the Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon to demonstrate against the …

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Asuncion, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay signed the agreement for the implementation of the Ibero-American Multilateral Agreement on Social Security as part of the collateral activities of the 21st …

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Brasilia, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Premises and access routes to the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, under construction at Xingu River, in Para state, dawned clear on Friday after Brazilian Indians …

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Havana, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Cairos magazine, of the Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, will devote a special edition to the 4th Ibero-American Congress on Psychogerontology, scheduled to …

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La Paz, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia generated more than 485,500 new jobs between 2006 and 2010, according to data published by the Bolivian Ministry of Economy and Public Finances Friday, …

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Guadalajara, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Brazil came back to the 2nd place in the medal table of the 16th Pan American Games Friday, when Brazilian Diego Hypolito won the gold medal in the gymnastics …

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Galabin Boevski, a Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting champion, has been apprehended in possession of 9 kg of cocaine at the Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo, it was made clear on Thursday. The …

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Four months since its launch, Miami Beach's bike sharing program has a large number of riders, but nonetheless is struggling to cover the high costs of the …

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MEXICO CITY, Oct 28, 2011 (IPS) – Local communities in Latin America should go to court more often to fight for access to drinking water, regarded as a universal right, and combine legal action with …

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Brazil's Olympic long jump champion Maurren Maggi and heptathlete Lucimara da Silva bounced back from disappointments to win gold medals at the Pan-American Games on …

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Hundreds of protesters have ended their occupation of the construction site of one the world's largest hydroelectric dams, Indian rights activists said …

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Brazil is not yet ready to host the 2014 World Cup, soccer great Pele told the ESPN Soccernet website in an interview posted on Friday.According to Pele, chaotic organisation and communication …

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Lead archeologist Jose Lopez Mazz points to a shoe and skeletal remains found on the grounds of an army base in Toledo, 24 miles or 40 km north of Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday Oct. 22, 2011. A …

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SAO PAULO — Students have taken over part of a Brazilian university after clashing with police who had arrested three classmates for marijuana possession. The arrests prompted students to erect …

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ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — The annual IberoAmerican summit is under way in Paraguay, where for the first time, Spain and Portgual are looking to their former colonies in Latin America for help …

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A generation after dictatorships gave way to democracy in South America, Brazil and Uruguay are catching up to their neighbors in digging into long-buried crimes …

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Six of the 14 most violent countries in the world are in Latin America revealed the second edition of the report "Armed Violence and Development" published Thursday in Geneva by the …

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Real Madrid midfielder Kaka today earned a recall to the Brazil squad for the first time since the 2010 World Cup finals for the international friendlies against Gabon and Egypt.The 29-year-old has …

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Science News: New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): During a visit to South America, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Thursday signed two cooperative Earth science agreements with Agencia Espacial Brasileira …

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Canada in their first tournament since a disappointing first round exit at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™. The South Americans were without five-time FIFA Women’s World Player …

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Blake Ahearn scored 21 points as the United States rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Brazil 88-77 on Thursday night in a Group B game at the Pan American …

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Short-selling has jumped to twice the levels before the 2008 market crash on concern Brazil’s move to cut borrowing costs will add to the fastest inflation since 2005, while slowing global …

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Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff appointed a Communist Party congressman as the country's new Sports minister Thursday, replacing Orlando Silva, an official from the same party who resigned …

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Brazil's government is encouraged by Europe's announcement of a plan to resolve the nagging debt crisis, though more details are needed on the proposal to determine its viability, …

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Kaka has been recalled by Brazil for the first time since last year's World Cup in South Africa for friendlies against Gabon and Egypt next month. Kaka has been recalled by Brazil for the …

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