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4 dead after storm hits Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro : At least four people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed after a severe storm triggered flooding and landslides in the Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city, authorities said.
According to local disaster reduction…
Brazil, France, England are World Cup favourites : Lionel Messi
Rio de Janeiro : Brazil, France and England will be the biggest obstacles to Argentina's hopes of ending a 36-year FIFA World Cup title drought in Qatar, according to Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi."Whenever we talk about candidates, we…
Brazil has squad to win World Cup : Cafu
Rio de Janeiro : Brazil World Cup-winning captain Cafu has said that Brazil has the quality and depth of talent to win this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.The former Roma and AC Milan right-back said the five-time World Cup champions would…
5 killed in Rio favela shootout
Rio de Janeiro : At least five people were killed and three others injured in an intense shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers in a favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro.The dead and injured were suspected drug traffickers,…
14 dead, 26 missing after boat sinks off northern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro : At least 14 people died and 26 were missing after a boat sank on Thursday morning near the Brazilian city of Belem, capital of northern Para state, official sources reported.
The boat was travelling between Camara, on…
At least 6 killed in shootout in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro : At least six people were killed and two others were wounded after a shootout between police officers and alleged criminals in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city, police sources said.
The Rio de…
Toll rises to 126 from heavy rains in Brazil
Rio De Janeiro : The death toll from heavy rains last week in the Brazilian city of Recife and its metropolitan area has risen to 126, with two people still missing, the government of the northeastern state of Pernambuco said.At least 9,302…
Death toll rises to 91 in Brazil heavy rains
Rio De Janeiro : The death toll from heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco climbed to 91, while 26 people were still missing and more than 5,000 people were displaced, the regional government said. Since last week, Pernambuco has…
11 killed, dozens injured in head-on collision in Brazil
Rio De Janeiro : At least 11 people were killed and dozens were injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a van in Brazil's central-west state of Mato Grosso, bordering Paraguay and Bolivia, the Federal Highway Police said.…
Neymar ready to shine for Brazil: Paqueta
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta has backed out-of-sorts teammate Neymar to recapture his best form in FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia.Neymar has endured a frustrating season for Paris Saint-Germain,…