Brazil
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Missing British canoeist may have been ‘snatched by pirates’
Speed Read Brazilian police say adventurer disappeared in notorious drug trafficking area
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Gold miners ‘massacred’ uncontacted Amazon tribe
Speed Read Miners allegedly boasted of ‘cutting up’ at least ten indigenous people
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Pressure grows on Brazilian president to resign
Speed Read Corruption allegations continue to blight Michel Temer after close aide is arrested
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Footballer whose lover was 'killed and fed to dogs' resumes his career
In Depth Goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza signs for new club after serving just seven years of a 22-year sentence
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Rio's Olympic stadiums left in disrepair
In Depth Iconic Maracana football stadium abandoned and vandalised, while murky water fills the aquatics centre
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Bribery scandal threatens to engulf leaders across South America
In Depth Secret department at Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht oversaw £641m of corrupt payouts, investigators claim
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Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot 'was warned of fuel problem'
Speed Read Bolivian newspaper told Miguel Quiroga was warned he did not have enough fuel on board before take-off
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Tragedy strikes Chapecoense – the Leicester City of Brazil
In Depth Only three players are thought to have survived after plane carrying team to biggest game in its history crashes in Colombia
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Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City hire private jet for Brazil stars
Speed Read Coutinho, Firmino, Willian and others should be back with their clubs in Europe a day earlier than expected after internationals
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Carlos Alberto and the best-ever World Cup goal – video
Speed Read Captain of legendary 1970 Brazil team dies of a heart attack at the age of 72
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Rio 2016 Paralympics: Opening ceremony lifts the gloom
In Depth President booed and Belarus athlete makes Russia protests, but vibrant spectacle still captures the imagination
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Rio 2016 Paralympics opening ceremony - in pictures
Speed Read Highlights from the dazzling opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Rio
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Olympics 2016 pic of the day: The best images from Rio
Speed Read From the dazzling opening ceremony to the drama of the 100m final, the Olympics always provides iconic sporting images
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From crime & corruption to Zika: Threats to the Rio Olympics
In Depth The build-up to the Games is rarely smooth, but the 2016 Olympics has had more than its fair share of problems
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