Don't stop Brazil Carnival but be careful: Lula
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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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One of the world's biggest carnival celebrations opens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brazilian organizers of the Rio de Janeiro leg of the Live Earth global concerts were trying to convince authorities on Wednesday not to cancel the Saturday show due to security concerns.
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Renato Lourenco usually sweeps up heaps of trash after Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools parade at Carnival. This year he will be one of its most surprising stars.
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Thousands of people join in with carnival celebrations in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazilian president Luiz InÃ¡cio Lula da Silva declared that it is not going to be easy to convince all the participants at the UN meeting, formally known as the Action Against Hunger and Poverty, that financial mechanisms must be created to end the
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- This building is the seventh circle of hell for anyone whose skin crawls when viewing a tangle of slithering snakes, whose spine stiffens when standing next to a teeming box of white mice, whose imagination turns baroque when contemplating the potential effects of reptile venom...
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Drug traffickers have threatened the government but that will not stop a nationwide crackdown, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Saturday.
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Not even Santa Claus is safe as the violent Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro celebrates the Christmas season.
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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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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.
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More than 90 people in Brazil face possible charges after a two-year inquiry into money laundering.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Battered by a string of political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized opposition candidate.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must fight his main challenger in a run-off vote after many Brazilians turned against him in Sunday's presidential election and punished the former union leader for a string of corruption scandals.
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Players chief Gordon Taylor has warned the game cannot let its guard slip in the battle against racism. Taylor last week said he felt England should have walked off the field after
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge encouraged Brazil's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics on Thursday despite Rio staging the most expensive Panamerican Games in history.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Brazilian authorities  sought ways to make Rio de Janiero tourist spots safer on  Tuesday amid sharp criticism of police after 24 muggings over a  holiday weekend.