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Training flaws exposed in Rio-Paris crash report

YoopyaJul 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Pilot error, defective sensors, inadequate training and insufficient oversight combined to send an Air France passenger plane plunging into the south Atlantic in

Brazil slump to record low in FIFA rankings, Tahiti surge

YoopyaJul 4, 20120

BERNE (Reuters) – Brazil slumped to 11th in the FIFA rankings on Wednesday, their lowest ever position, while tiny Tahiti surged 41 places after their

Insight: Brazil protects its … wines?

YoopyaJun 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Brazil is widely celebrated for having some of the world’s best beaches, soccer, and Carnival festivities. Wines? Um, no. Nevertheless, Brazil is considering

Brazil outclass United States 4-1 in friendly

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

By Julian Linden LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) – United States coach Juergen Klinsmann said America’s players needed to toughen up and get “nastier” if they wanted

Neymar, Ganso to miss Brazil friendly against Denmark

YoopyaMay 15, 2012May 15, 20120

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Forward Neymar and midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso will miss Brazil’s friendly against Denmark after the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) agreed

Denmark’s Noma wins World’s Best Restaurant third time

YoopyaMay 3, 2012June 17, 20230

(Reuters) – Danish restaurant Noma was crowned the world’s best restaurant for the third year in a row in an annual list, beating out top

Brazil sex worker may sue U.S. embassy over injuries

YoopyaApr 26, 2012July 10, 20120

(Reuters) – A former Brazilian prostitute plans to sue the United States embassy and five of its personnel for injuries sustained outside a strip club

Emerging powers ready to give IMF billions

YoopyaApr 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Major emerging powers stood ready on Friday to pledge money to bolster the International Monetary Fund’s crisis-fighting war chest, though Brazil was holding

Addicts embody cocaine boom in Brazil’s “cracklands”

YoopyaApr 4, 2012May 16, 20140

(Reuters) – When night falls, street crack marketplaces open for business. The gritty transactions of the drug trade take over in city neighborhoods that hum with legitimate

Exclusive: Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries

YoopyaMar 29, 2012July 15, 20220

(Reuters) – Brazil will push for its large emerging-market peers including China to denounce what it sees as unfair monetary policies by Europe and the