Brazil's Culture Minister Leads Carnival Crowds
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SALVADOR, Brazil  - Hordes of revelers poured on  to the streets of Brazilian cities in Carnival jamborees, led  by the country's culture minister and musician Gilberto Gil in  the northeastern city of Salvador.
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The black berets and uniforms of the brutal police unit featured in the controversial movie "Elite Squad" are a favorite costume for this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro -- and a reminder of the violence afflicting the city.
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Grammy-winning musician Gilberto Gil said on Thursday he likes his job as Brazil's Minister of Culture and would like to keep it, but his days as a composer are coming to an end.
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Many of the country's grandest fiestas align with major celebrations within the Roman Catholic Church, but residents celebrate indigenous gods and beliefs, too.
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More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rioâs renowned Carnival celebration â a full-tilt sport in high heels.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - More than 150 Brazilians were   murdered each day last year on average, putting Brazil on a par   with some war zones in terms of its homicide rate, the Justice   Ministry said on Monday.
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Tourists and expats are flocking to the city's favelas for 'authenticity' while fearful middle-class Brazilians stay away.
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As the international voting to name the new seven wonders of the world draws to a close, Brazilians are doing their part to see Rio's famous Christ statue on the list.
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As millions of revelers across  Brazil prepare for Carnival festivities, the country's health  ministry began on Sunday its yearly safe-sex campaign and the  distribution of free condoms.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's largest political party voted on Thursday to join the coalition government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in his second term, giving the former labor leader vital support for his legislative agenda.
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Police say at least half a million people are expected to attend the main day of the 43rd Notting Hill Carnival.
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Hundreds of thousands of revelers took to the streets Monday for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, a loud, proud and raucous celebration of Caribbean cultures.
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By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Tributes to Brazil'sillegal lottery bosses in this week's Rio de Janeiro Carnivalhave triggered a probe into whether Samba schools glorifycrime, the city prosecutor's office said on Friday.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf visited tourist spots here before heading to the capital Brasilia for talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first trip to Latin America by a Pakistani leader.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil wants a seat at the top  table of world nations.
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BRASÃLIA Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, a cinema buff and former movie producer, likes to go over a script in his mind of Brazil&#39;s future.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz  Inacio Lula da Silva has begun the task of reshuffling his  government to revive political alliances he needs to get  reelected and to pass slow-moving reforms in Congress.