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Sao Paulo on alert over heavy rain as Rio deaths rise
Brazilian officials have put Sao Paulo on alert as heavy rains hit the metropolis.
20 Jan 2011
Brazil slams brakes to curb inflation
Brazil has raised interest rates sharply, following China, India and host of countries across the emerging world in acting to curb inflation and counter the flood of dollar liquidity from the US.
19 Jan 2011
Dramatic rescues in Brazil floods
Brazilian officials started moving thousands of people out of at-risk areas near Rio in a flooding disaster that has already left at least 727 people dead.
19 Jan 2011
Colombian police capture pigeon carrying drugs to prison
A carrier pigeon that was being used to smuggle drugs into a Colombian prison has been captured by police.
19 Jan 2011
Pets rescued from Brazil floods
17 Jan 2011
Brazil fast-tracks emergency aid
The Brazilian government has begun to fast-track emergency funds to areas of Rio de Janeiro state devastated by mudslides and floods as the death toll climbed to 548 by the early hours of Saturday.
15 Jan 2011
Brazil fears more deadly mudslides
The death toll from mudslides and flooding in Brazil climbed above 520 and was rising amid fears that further rain could claim many more lives this weekend.
14 Jan 2011
Dilma Rousseff: the woman who must lead Brazil's response to mudslides
She is referred to by some as 'the Iron Lady' and President Dilma Rousseff will need all her resolve as she leads Brazil's response to the mudslides and floods that have killed more than 500 people.
14 Jan 2011
Economic effect should not be as severe as Australia
The flooding and mudslides in Brazil are likely to cause shortages of certain commodities locally but the wider economic effect is likely to be more limited than that caused by the floods in Queensland, Australia.
14 Jan 2011
Why heavy rains often prove fatal around Rio
Deadly mudslides in south-east Brazil are a common occurrence due to a combination of the area's geography, heavy summer rainfall and the high proportion of poorly and often illegally constructed homes.
14 Jan 2011
14 killed on family holiday
Fourteen people enjoying a family holiday in a summer house in a fashionable area of Petropolis were killed by the mudslides in Brazil.
14 Jan 2011
Rescuers hunt for survivors after Brazil floods
Rescue efforts are continuing in Brazil as distraught families bury the bodies of their loved ones that have been found, following devastating floods.
14 Jan 2011
Floods are Brazil's worst ever natural disaster
Death toll from mudslides and floods rises to 540, as fresh rainfall halts rescues amid fears of new landslides.
14 Jan 2011
482 die in Brazil's worst natural disaster in decades
Rescue workers struggled to reach areas cut off by floods and mudslides.
14 Jan 2011
Woman rescued from Brazil mudslide by neighbours
Rescuers hauled a woman to safety after being cut off by a mudslide in the Brazilian state of Rio - but they were unable to save her pet dog.
13 Jan 2011
Brazil floods: death toll passes 370
Hundreds feared dead as floods and mudslides inflict the worst natural disaster to hit Brazil for decades.
13 Jan 2011
Ronaldinho greeted by 20,000 fans
Ronaldinho was greeted by over 20,000 people in Rio de Janiero as he completed a move to Flamengo.
13 Jan 2011
Brazil death toll hits 335
Thousands missing in devastating mudslides near Rio de Janeiro.
13 Jan 2011
Brazilian floods kill 257
At least 257 people have been killed and the death toll is likely to rise after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
12 Jan 2011
Brazilian floods around Rio kill 83
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro say 83 people have died in the mudslides and flash floods that followed torrential rain on Wednesday morning.
12 Jan 2011
Britain's isolation on Falklands grows
Brazil's decision to prevent a Royal Navy ship docking in Rio de Janeiro was probably motivated by political expediency but will still raise concerns that Britain is becoming increasingly isolated in relation to the Falklands Islands.
11 Jan 2011
Falklands Islands: timeline of tensions since the war
Here is a timeline of events surrounding the Falkland Islands since 1982
11 Jan 2011
Former Marxist guerrilla may be Brazil's first woman president
She is a former Marxist guerrilla whose organisation once stole $2.5 million from the safe of the governor of São Paulo.
11 Jan 2011
Royal Navy ship turned away
The Royal Navy's Falkland Islands protection ship has been turned away from docking in Rio de Janeiro in an indication that Brazil's new government could back Argentine claims to the islands.
10 Jan 2011
Brazil's former president labelled 'little dictator'
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been accused of acting as a "little dictator" after it emerged that two of his sons were granted diplomatic passports in his last days as president of Brazil.
09 Jan 2011
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