Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 23 has shot dead 12 children before killing himself at his former primary school in Rio de Janeiro. A disturbed young Brazilian shouted “I’m going to kill you all.” while roamed the halls of the school on Thursday and killed 10 girls and two boys, lining them up against a wall [...]
A nine-year-old girl who had been pregnant with twins after allegedly being raped by her stepfather, underwent an abortion on Wednesday despite complaints from BRAZIL’s influential Catholic Church. The girl, who was not identified because she is a minor, was last week found to be four months’ pregnant after being taken to hospital suffering stomach [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she is pushing Brazil’s government to return an eight-year-old boy allegedly being held by Brazilian relatives although his US father wants custody. “I did raise it at the highest levels of the Brazilian government,” Clinton, told NBC television in an interview of the case of Sean Goldman. [...]
Rising Ecstasy use is drawing a new class of educated young people into the cross hairs of drug enforcement in Brazil,South America’s largest country. This new class of drug peddlers is a far cry from the heavily armed drug lords and their young, impoverished foot soldiers in the slums, where the Brazilian police send small [...]
Brazil, the biggest state buyer of condoms in the world, is to distribute 59 million free condoms during its famous Brazil Carnival later this month to combat the spread of AIDS, Brazil Health Minister, Jose Temporao told the press on Friday. The sheaths are to be handed out during the extravagant parades featuring bare-breasted models [...]
Brazil and over 64 countries joining together today to promote the Safer Internet Day this year with the themes of Safe social networking and the prevention of cyber-bullying. Held since 2004 by Insafe – a European network that coordinates Internet safety awareness, the Safer Internet Day is always held in February, aiming to promote the [...]
R&B singer Usher 30, canceled his Grammy plans due to his wife’s medical emergency in Brazil, According to american media Usher’s reps say Tameka Raymond is in a Brazilian hospital after “suffering complications from routine surgery.” She is in stable condition and Usher is with her at the hospital, according to the reps. No further [...]
The 17 years old boy from the town of Caceres, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday, in the city of Barra do Garças with eight and a half kilos of cocaine. He was traveling on the bus which goes from Cuiaba to Goiania. The Teen was arrested in a joint operation conducted by [...]
A physical education Brazilian teacher, Luzia Carmelita, 29 years mother has given birth to a boy weighing 6.690 kilos and 57 centimeters according to news reports. The Giant baby, who will be named Fernando, was born on January 8 at de Ávila Hospital in Recife city in the state of Pernambuco, the baby was delivered [...]
Transport authorities in Brazil reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly US$2 million in unpaid traffic fines. Folha OnLine says police stopped 36-year-old Armando Clemente da Silva on Wednesday night and discovered he has been ticketed nearly 1,000 times since 2001, for speeding and running red lights, total 3.4 [...]