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Usher's Wife in
Plastic Surgery Emergency

He cancels performance; neurosurgeon flying to Brazil hospital

Feb 8, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Usher canceled a performance at an annual pre-Grammy party last night after his wife suffered "serious" complications following plastic surgery in Brazil, reports Access Hollywood. A US neurosurgeon was on his way to South America to help. No other details were available. Usher and his wife, Tameka, 37, have... More »

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plastic surgery • health • Brazil • Usher • Tameka Foster

 Tom's Geography Needs Work 

Star confuses Brazil with Spain

Feb 6, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise is on a roll with the gaffes as he promotes Valkyrie in Rio de Janeiro, the New York Post reports. First the star tried to be cute by saying hola and gracias to reporters—forgetting that Brazilians speak Portuguese, not Spanish. Cruise also said he loves Brazil for... More »

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film • Tom Cruise • Germany • Brazil • Valkyrie • Rio de Janeiro • Spanish • samba • actor • tango • Portuguese

OPINION

 In Brazil, a Fine Line 
 Between Sex, Romance 

Are local women who 'date' tourists really prostitutes?

Feb 1, 09 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Brazil’s reputation for sex tourism isn’t as straightforward as it seems, Seth Kugel writes for GlobalPost. Sure, lots of men visit Rio de Janeiro, in particular, “with one thing on their minds.” But “there are many gradations on the romance-to-prostitution continuum.” It’s common... More »

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Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Copacabana • dating • romance • sex tourism

 Sepsis Strikes, Kills Quickly 

What starts as infection can turn deadly in a heartbeat

Jan 28, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The quick and seemingly inexplicable death of 20-year-old Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa brought the dangers of sepsis—the body's inflammatory reaction to an infection—into focus, CNN reports. It can start with something as simple as a skin wound or, as in da Costa's case, a urinary tract... More »

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Brazil • infection • Mayo Clinic • urinary tract infection • Jim Henson • Sepsis

UPDATED

Amputated Brazilian
Model Dies

Miss World finalist lost hands and feet after septicemia infection

Jan 24, 09 2:25 AM CST
(Newser) - A top Brazilian model who underwent the amputation of her hands and feet in an attempt to save her from a life-threatening infection died early this morning, CNN reports. Marianna Bridi di Costa was hospitalized in early January for septicemia triggered by a urinary tract infection. Doctors originally believed Bridi... More »

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Brazil • infection • illness • model • beauty queen • amputation

 Nazi Doc Linked to 
 Brazil Twin Record 

Historian believes Mengele continued quest to create master race

Jan 22, 09 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Nazi "Angel of Death" Dr. Josef Mengele may have continued his mission to create a master race after World War II in a small Brazilian town, the Daily Telegraph reports. A historian probing the sadistic Auschwitz doctor's post-war life in Latin America has linked him to the mysteriously high... More »

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twins • Brazil • doctor • Nazi • Auschwitz • eugenics

 Fat Cat Exxon Primed to Deal 

Behemoth stood still when oil hit record highs, now has $40B for buying spree

Jan 12, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Flush with cash after resisting costly acquisitions while oil prices hit record highs, Exxon Mobil could be ready for a shopping spree that could alter the face of the world’s energy supply, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company has nearly $37 billion in reserves and could target another... More »

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Brazil • mergers and acquisitions • Royal Dutch Shell • oil companies • Rex Tillerson • Exxon Mobil • Big Oil • oil prices


 Greenies Trip Up 
 Jersey Boardwalk Plans 

Use of Amazon wood contributes to global warming, activists insist

Jan 10, 09 5:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Tourists swarming New Jersey’s most popular shore this spring probably won’t notice the wooden planks underfoot, but officials and environmentalists have been fighting over them, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Wildwood's plan to import lumber from Brazilian rain forests—for a $3.5 million boardwalk renovation—has angered greenies... More »

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New Jersey • Brazil • rainforest • beach • environmentalists

(Newser) - Brazil freed more than 4,600 slaves this year after storming a record number of remote farms, the Guardian reports. Often teaming up with federal police, the government's anti-slavery task force raided 255 farms, but advocates say thousands of poor are still being trapped into debt slavery. "It is... More »

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Brazil • slave labor • slavery • enslavement • Amazon rainforest

Brazilian Busted in Murder of US Nun Nabbed on Slavery Charges

Dorothy Stang's slaying was subject of movie

Dec 31, 08 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A Brazilian rancher facing charges in the death of a 73-year-old American nun has been arrested again for fraud and slavery in the same Amazon region where the nun was shot three years ago, reports CNN. Evidence supporting the latest charges will be used at his murder trial. Four others... More »

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property rights • Brazil • murder • nuns • slavery • jungle • Amazon rainforest • Amazon • Dorothy Stang

 World's Oddest 
 New Year Rituals 

Grapes, bonfires, effigies are some nations' traditions for a lucky 2009

Dec 29, 08 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - While much of the world indulges in the traditional New Year's Eve fare of glittery balls and fireworks, other countries have more unusual ways of shepherding in the next year, reports Travel and Leisure. For example: 
  • Spain: Gobbling a grape for each clock stroke is considered a fruity
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Spain • Japan • Scotland • Brazil • Denmark • superstition • rituals • luck • New Year

OPINION

 Best Overlooked Albums of '08 

Catfish Haven and El Perro Del Mar in top 10

Dec 26, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Catfish Haven's Devastator tops Spin's year-end list of overlooked albums. George Hunter's "old-soul blues exposes other rock'n'roll kings as pretenders to the crown." The top 10:
  1. Catfish Haven, Devastator: Hunter's voice is "a husky amalgam of Joe Cocker's world-weary croon and Bill Medley's baritone bombast."
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music • Brazil • rock and roll • blues • album • Best of 2008 • El Perro Del Mar

 Coffee Nations Eye 
 Shares in Starbucks 

Colombia may buy stock, at bargain prices, in first quarter of 2009

Dec 23, 08 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The world’s coffee growing nations may swoop in to grab cheap Starbucks shares as the ailing company shutters stores and battles declining demand for premium beverages, Reuters reports. Colombia—the third-largest producer—could buy more control over the supply chain by nabbing “an important share” of the Seattle... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • Brazil • Colombia • shares • Central America • fair trade • coffee grower

Brazil Finds Drunk-Driving Law Tough to Swallow

Home of carnival balks at cultural shift; corruption, lack of funds also hinder effort

Dec 23, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Brazilians have mixed feelings about recently adopted drunken-driving laws that threaten to undermine their carnival lifestyle. The 0.02% alcohol limit—much stricter than America’s 0.08%—aims to curb the 35,000 deaths that occur on Brazil’s roads annually. But with just 900 breathalyzers for a nation... More »

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alcohol • law enforcement • car accident • Brazil • drunk driving • South America

 Coffee Shortage Percolating 

Brazil likely to produce fewer beans next year

Dec 9, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A smaller coffee crop in Brazil could lead to a worldwide shortage in 2009-2010, Bloomberg reports. And the news is already affecting prices: Arabica beans, the kind used by Starbucks, jumped yesterday after a Brazilian official warned of a 22% drop in output. Other countries can't make up for "... More »

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Vietnam • coffee • Brazil • Colombia • commodities • arabica coffee

 Fossil of Giant 
 Flying Reptile 
 Found 

Newly discovered species had car-sized wingspan

Dec 4, 08 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have uncovered a new species of gigantic reptile that flew the skies over Brazil 115 million years ago, the BBC reports. The reptile, by far the largest of its kind ever found, had a wing span of over 16 feet. Lacusovagus—meaning lake wanderer—had a huge jaw, suggesting... More »

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Brazil • paleontology • fossil • dinosaur • reptiles

 Medvedev Gets 
 Cozy With Castro 

Moscow seeks to extend influence in Latin America

Nov 28, 08 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba strengthening ties with the Castro regime and attempting to broaden Russia's influence in Latin America, the BBC reports. Medvedev arrived in Havana yesterday from Venezuela where he and Hugo Chavez signed deals promoting nuclear energy and developing closer military ties. Russia is expected... More »

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Russia • oil • Venezuela • Cuba • Brazil • Raul Castro • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev • nuclear energy

Brazilian Trader Shoots Himself at Exchange

He clings to life after suicide attempt in wake of plunging market

Nov 18, 08 4:28 AM CST
(Newser) - A Brazilian trader was in critical condition after shooting himself in the chest on the floor of the nation's commodities and futures exchange yesterday. The tragedy occurred in the raucous interest rate futures pit, where some $21 billion in contracts are traded daily. Brazil's main stock index has plunged 50%... More »

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stock market • suicide • Brazil • assisted suicide • Sao Paolo • stock exchange • Great Depression • financial crisis

(Newser) - The plans outlined by global leaders at the meeting to deal with the financial crisis reflect a shifting balance of power, with emerging economies such as Brazil, India, and China gaining influence, the Washington Post reports. And the Europeans largely got what they wanted from the summit, French President... More »

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Canada • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Brazil • Group of Eight • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Group of Seven • financial crisis • economic downturn

(Newser) - Madonna has invited Alex Rodriguez to join her on her next trip to Malawi, where she's building a "kabbalah-enlightened" school, reports the Daily News. The Yankee slugger attended the aging superstar's concert in LA last week and is also considering tagging along when her tour heads to Brazil, Chile,... More »

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New York Yankees • Brazil • Alex Rodriguez • Chile • Argentina • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna

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