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We have started to collect the most important news related to Brazil in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
United StatesPope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, announces in his Palm Sunday homily he will visit Brazil in July for a youth festival.
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United KingdomBritish firefighter Neil Fairhall travels to Brazil's Mato Grosso state to find out how the local fire brigade deals with blazes in an area of rain forest the size of England.
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Police in Brazil say 16 people will be prosecuted over a nightclub fire in the town of Santa Maria in January, which left 241 people dead.
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Palaeontologists unveil the reconstructed skeleton and fossilised remains of a giant pterosaur which used to rule the skies over Brazil millions of years ago.
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As the Senate in Brazil debates reform of abortion laws, the body that regulates medical practice backs the legalisation of abortion on request.
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Brazil fashion show's 'Afro hair' sparks criticism
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At least 20 people are killed in landslides in a mountainous area north of Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains.
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BotswanaSocial media users in Brazil and Argentina exchange light-hearted jokes after an Argentine, rather than a Brazilian, was elected as the new Pope.
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Botswana, United KingdomPlans to impose visa restrictions on Brazilian tourists have been put on hold by Home Secretary Theresa May amid concerns about trade.
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A road collision in Brazil causes outrage after police say a motorist drove off with a cyclist's severed arm attached to his vehicle.
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Brazil's Catholic Church faces growing challenges
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United KingdomEast-London firm Edwards Waste Paper must pay £85,000 for its involvement in illegally exporting tonnes of non-recyclable household waste to Brazil.
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Brazil's security forces move into slums near Rio's airport in a campaign to improve security before the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
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The death toll in Brazil's deadliest fire in decades rises to 240, as a 25-year old man dies in hospital a month after the nightclub tragedy.
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France, United StatesSurgeons in Brazil and France are turning to robots developed by in the United States to assist them in delicate reconstructive nerve operations.
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Confirmed cases of dengue fever in Brazil rise by 190% so far this year with a new strain blamed for many of the infections, health authorities say.
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CubaDissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez is met with protests in Brazil on her first trip abroad after taking advantage of newly-eased travel regulations.
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Fifa says goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, after successful Club World Cup trial.
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The birth of a rare giant armadillo has been recorded for the first time in Brazil.
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FranceRafael Nadal wins his first title since last year's French Open as he beats David Nalbandian in the Brazil Open final.
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Brazil's government sends military reinforcements to tackle a wave of violence in the southern state of Santa Catarina, after more than 100 attacks.
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Brazil's trademark office rules that Apple does not have exclusive rights to the iPhone name, but the US tech giant is already appealing the decision.
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Brazil's annual carnival kicks off in style, but the parades and street parties have a sombre tinge coming after a nightclub fire that killed 238 people.
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After a spate of deadly shark attacks off the coast of Recife in north-eastern Brazil, locals are paying fishermen to catch and kill sharks.
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United KingdomEngland boss Roy Hodgson says midfielder Jack Wilshere lived up to high expectations during the 2-1 win over Brazil.
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United KingdomFrank Lampard scores a second-half winner at Wembley as England beat Brazil for the first time in 23 years.
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A week after the horrific fire which killed 237 people in Brazil, Santa Maria University, where most of the victims studied has re-opened.
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Pressure grows for a Brazil victory in next year's home Fifa World Cup
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Special services are being held in Brazil in memory of the 237 people who died in a nightclub fire in the city of Santa Maria a week ago.
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More than 150 nightclubs, restaurants and bars in Brazil are declared unsafe and closed by authorities, following a fire that killed 236 people.
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The fire at a nightclub in Brazil which killed 235 people has led to a national debate about safety regulations in public venues, ahead of next year's football World Cup.
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