Brazil braces for TV soap-induced blackout
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Climax of Tropical Paradise menaces power network Brazil's power generators are on Defcon red in anticipation of a whopping power surge at the end of hit soap opera Tropical Paradise, which could theoretically blackout the entire country should the flow of juice prove inadequate.â¦
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With Nene back in the fold, Brazil is poised to give Team USA a tough game on Sunday at the FIBA Americas Championship.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Brazil is mourning the tragic loss of Sao Caetano soccer player Serginho who died in hospital Wednesday after collapsing on the field.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio da Silva is weakened as two parties withdraw from his governing coalition.
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When a blackout hit Benny Marino's working-class block, he started to get nervous.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Rubber tappers, fishermen and Indians in western Brazil have joined environmental groups in battling a planned $9 billion hydroelectric project that will flood one of the Amazon's main tributaries.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's standing as a man of the people may not be enough to carry him to victory when Brazilians vote in a presidential election on Sunday.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti  urgently need reinforcements to cope with surging violence in  the Caribbean country devastated by tropical storms, Brazil's  foreign minister said on Thursday.
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Paraguay has declared a state of emergency following a wave of dengue fever cases as concerns over the mosquito-borne illness rise across Latin America.
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India's cricket chiefs went into an emergency huddle amid fears next month's home series against world champions Australia will be cancelled if a television rights imbroglio is not resolved.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Police were searching on Friday for a lion that reportedly has terrorized a small village in northeastern Brazil for a week.    Residents lock their doors when darkness falls in Santa Barbara, about 700 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro...
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SAO PAULO -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a tough runoff election later this month after his stunning fall from prohibitive favorite to co-survivor in a Sunday's presidential contest.
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Brazilian championship matches were stopped for a minute&#39;s silence Wednesday in response to news that Sao Caetano defender Serginho died after collapsing on the field at Morumbi Stadium.
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Betting on strong demand for high-speed internet access in the next few years, Brazilian phone companies are rushing to set up for a broadband boom.
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An opposition-aligned TV station forced off the air by President Hugo Chavez is considering taking its programming to cable, the channel's top executive said.
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As Brazilians get ready for their  annual Carnival celebrations, the government is urging them to  practice safe sex and avoid drinking too much.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struggled to avoid a run-off in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.