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Stunning footage shows private jet bursting into flames during doomed landing, killing pilot
The Cessna 525 Citation jet — piloted by a man named Paulo Seghetto — seemed as if it was coming in for a normal landing when it hit the ground...
Olympic kitesurfer heroically saves woman from drowning
Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo can now add lifeguard to his résumé. The Brazilian athlete was testing a new camera on his kitesurfing board when he spotted a swimmer in distress....
Ex-official returns toilet, sinks she took from her office after losing re-election
Lima's successor joked that his staff would be using "a communal potty" until their missing toilet was returned.
Woman feeds family arsenic-laced Christmas cake, killing 3 female relatives: cops
Surviving family members recalled an "unpleasant" and "spicy" hint to the cake.
Brazilian nun is now the world's oldest person at 116 — here's her secret to longevity
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.
Vacationing IDF soldier who survived Supernova massacre forced to flee Brazil after threats of 'war crime' arrest: reports
Yuval Vagdani, an Israeli Defense Forces soldier, who survived Hamas's attack on the Supernova festival on Oct. 7, was forced to flee Brazil after the nation opened a war crimes...
Shocking video shows woman receiving third-degree burns to the chest from New Year's fireworks
Startling video footage captured the moment a tourist watching New Year's fireworks out of a window in Brazil was struck by a stray sparkler — leaving her with horrifying third-degree...
Three relatives dead after eating same Christmas cake -- months after baker's husband died from food poisoning
Civil Police are investigating the peculiar deaths after arsenic was found in blood tests conducted on two of the surviving family members and one who perished.
Stunning moment local pol escapes deadly bridge collapse — as he films video warning how dangerous causeway should be fixed
At least one person died in the collapse and 15 others are still missing.
Photos reveal the first glimpse of a thriving, never-before-seen Amazon community
Astonishing new photos from Brazil's Amazon rainforest give a glimpse of a prosperous, never-before-seen indigenous community living near the Bolivian border, according to a report.
22 people die in fiery crash between passenger bus, truck in Brazil
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
Adele song ordered to be banned nationwide over plagiarism lawsuit
A Brazilian judge ordered that "Million Years Ago" by Adele must be banned nationwide from streaming services and other global platforms.
1 dead, 2 injured after beloved floating Christmas tree collapses during storm
The tree is one of Maricá's most popular tourist attractions that boasts a staggering 360,000 lights, was set to be switched on during an official ceremony on Dec. 18.
Floating Christmas tree display collapses in Brazil, leaving 1 dead
One worker was killed and two others were injured in Brazil on Dec. 16 after a floating Christmas tree they were setting up collapsed during a thunderstorm, according to local...
Kidnapped NY-based model was held with family in shack crawling with scorpions and snakes: report
Luciana Curtis, 47, was snatched with her husband, Henrique Gendre, and their 11-year-old child and held overnight in the terrifying shack, reports said.
Inside the 'lost' tribe of indigenous Amazonians charged with mass-murder of white treasure hunters
It was April 7, 2004, and Nacoça Pio was one of the first to learn of the bloodbath. A leader of the Cinta-Larga — an indigenous tribe who for centuries...
New York-based model and her family kidnapped at gunpoint in Brazil, held hostage in shack
Luciana Curtis, her husband Henrique Gendre and their 11-year-old child were ambushed by a gang of armed men after eating dinner in Sao Paulo's posh Alto do Lapa neighborhood on...
Message in a bottle washes up on Australian beach after 16 years at sea
There was no genie inside, but a bottle washed up on the shores of Peterborough in Victoria has been dubbed just as magical — after it made its way from...
Shocking video shows blazing, out-of-control bus crash into power pole moments after driver, passengers escape
The fiery ordeal erupted when the passenger bus, operated by SPTrans, suffered an electrical malfunction in Sao Paulo on Monday, local outlet Revista Oeste reported.
Video shows beauty influencer being swept to her death in terrifying flash flood
A beauty influencer was swept away to her death in torrential flooding in Brazil on Sunday, shocking video footage shows. Jennifer Soares Martins, 28, and her husband Wallison Lima were...