Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen engaged to US quarterback
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 22:50.
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is engaged to marry star US quarterback Tom Brady, celebrity website TMZ. com reported Friday.
Christmas gift for Brazilian striker Ronaldo - a baby girl
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 22:19.Brazilian superstar Ronaldo received the perfect gift on Christmas eve. His fiancee Maria Beatriz Anthony gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, local media reported.
Brazil government confirms tax cuts
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 08:54.Brazil's government on Thursday announced an 8.4-billion-reais (3.6-billion-dollar) economic stimulus package, including tax cuts in personal income and cars, to revive its flagging economy.
Brazilian high court upholds indigenous reserve
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 21:25.Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the status of an indigenous reserve, in a much watched case on the rights of indigenous people in the South American nation.
Brazilian Ronaldo set to play for Corinthians in the wake of injury
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 22:12.Off-form Brazilian superstar Ronaldo is set to play football again in 2009, with the Brazilian club Corinthians, his agent confirmed Tuesday.
Death toll reaches 112 from rains in Brazil, epidemics feared
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 08:56.The death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil reached 112 by the end of the week, as fears grew of possible health epidemics among more than 1 million people affected by the storms.
Floods, landslides kill 97 in southern Brazil
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 11/27/2008 - 07:23.Rio de Janeiro - At least 97 people have died in flooding and landslides in a southern Brazilian state since the weekend in one of the worst weather-related catastrophes to hit the South American co
Internet pornography poses challenges to governments
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 11/27/2008 - 07:05.Rio de Janeiro - The use of the internet to spread child pornography and to find victims for the sex trade pose new challenges for governments, the head of UNICEF said at a global conference on chil
Shares fell 2.1 per cent Friday on the Seoul stock exchange on general recession fears. South Korea's won dropped against the dollar.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
Amelie Mauresmo fell victim to a leg injury after less than half an hour on court Friday to hand over a 4-0 victory which put French compatriot Marion Bartoli into the final of the Brisbane International.
Mumbai-based movie Slumdog Millionaire won five prizes Thursday night at the Critics Choice Awards, cementing its position as a surprise favourite just as the Oscar season moves into high gear.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.