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Children set on fire by Brazilian nursery school guard

1 year, 10 days ago

RIO DE JANEIRO: Four toddlers and their teacher died Thursday in southeastern Brazil after a nursery school security guard sprayed them with alcohol and set them on fire, officials said. The guard hospitalized with burns all over his…

Twenty Brazilian journalists among Colombia crash dead

1 year, 10 months ago

RIO DE JANERIO: The plane crash that wiped out Brazil's Chapecoense football team also killed 20 Brazilian journalists, ranging from veteran commentators to young local reporters. A total of 71 people were killed late Monday when the…

Top Brazilian chef to serve poor for free at Olympics

2 years, 2 months ago

RIO DE JANEIRO: Restaurant-goers usually pay hundreds of euros to eat the creations of Massimo Bottura, but he will be serving poor Brazilians for free at the Olympics.

Scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in adults

2 years, 6 months ago

CHICAGO: Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new brain disorder associated with Zika infections in adults: an autoimmune syndrome called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM, that attacks the brain and spinal cord.