Brazil beats Haiti as nations play for peace
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Brazil routed a weak Haitian team 6-0 Wednesday in an exhibition game aimed at promoting peace in the Caribbean country.
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Brazil&#39;s coach Wanderley Luxemburgo gives instructions to his players during a training session of Brazil&#39;s national soccer team in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, in this Thursday, July 8, 1999 file photo.
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France still has Brazil&#039;s number. And on Saturday, the French had all the flair, too. The experienced and savvy French ousted the five-time World Cup champions 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game. Tacked onto France&#039;s 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match &amp;#151; the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup &amp;#151; it&#039;s clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer&#039;s highest level.
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Brazil overcame a tentative start, shimmying and weaving around defenders and getting a go-ahead goal on Ronaldinho's free kick late in the second half to rally past the United States 4-2 in a wide-open exhibition game Sunday.
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UN Brazilian peacekeepers leave their positions near the home of ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide in the suburb of Tabarre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - It all started so  optimistically for Brazil's peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
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An alliance between the armed âpoliceâ of the interim government in Haiti and Brazilian troops representing the United Nations on Sunday over-ran a slum in the Haitian capital, sweeping aside barricades built, say the slumâs inhabitants, to protect
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil made progress in its  ambitious plan to hand out land to poor peasants in 2004, but  still fell short of goals aimed at narrowing chronic wealth  inequality, government data released on Wednesday show.
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Brazil advanced to the Copa America finals last night, eliminating Uruguay, 5-4, on penalty kicks.
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GONAIVES, Haiti  - A Brazilian soldier with the  U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti was shot and wounded Saturday  when peacekeepers and local police faced gunfire in a crackdown  on armed gangs in the Haitian capital.
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Marta scored two goals in the second half to lead Brazil to a 5-0 win past a gritty New Zealand squad Wednesday in the opening match of Group D.
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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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Brazilian president says countries come to agreement at the UN and not under US leadership.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Diogo Silva gave Brazil its first gold medal of the Panamerican Games on Sunday, but the celebration was quickly eclipsed as the soccer-mad country turned its attention to victory at the Copa America.
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BRASILIA, Brazil,  - U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti  will not respond to international pressure to "use violence"  against armed gangs and will rebuild the country as a  "peacekeeping force, not an occupying force," the mission's  Brazilian commander said on Thursday.
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Buenos Aires - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered another setback in South American qualifying on Wednesday, while two-time champion Argentine held off a stubborn Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.
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Brazilians were doubting the Selecao at the start of Copa America. Milan's Kaka and Barcelona's Ronaldinho opted not to play in Venezuela and Brazil started the tournament with a loss to Mexico. But the Brazilians showed up when it counted, dominating Argentina and taking a 3-0 victory in Sunday's final in Maracaibo.