Brazil
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Video: burning tower block collapses in Brazil
In Depth At least one death reported in Sao Paulo building occupied by squatters
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Marielle Franco: politician’s murder sparks mass protests in Brazil
Speed Read The human rights activist and vocal critic of police violence was gunned down in Rio de Janeiro
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The 10 deadliest cities in the world
Speed Read Los Cabos tops the list, while four US cities make an appearance
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Is Brazil returning to military rule?
In Depth Army forces to take control in Rio as gang crime rises
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Brazil’s ex-president Lula loses bribery appeal
Speed Read He had been expected to run for president again later this year
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Which island paradise would you save?
feature Wildlife experts nominate the unique, biodiverse places they love above all others
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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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