 News and reports from North, Central and South America.
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Written by Tom Phillips
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Monday, 30 May 2005 |
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The execution of a TV reporter by a drug trafficker sent shockwaves through Brazil. Now, nearly three years on, the killer has been jailed…
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Written by Ashley Baldwin
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Monday, 23 May 2005 |
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Deforestation in Brazil's rainforests is running at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, according to newly released data…
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Written by Tom Phillips and Thais Viallela
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Tuesday, 17 May 2005 |
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Thousands of homeless children in Rio de Janeiro face beatings and execution by gangs of vigilantes. Here, they explain why they can't go to the authorities…
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Written by Tom Phillips
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Monday, 09 May 2005 |
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Brazilian football clubs are setting up security of record levels for the families of their players in the wake of the fifth high-profile kidnapping in six months…
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Written by Tom Phillips
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Thursday, 27 January 2005 |
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Bezerra da Silva, the sambista dubbed the godfather of gangsta rap and unofficial spokesman of Rio de Janeiro’s slums, has died aged 77.
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Written by Rosalba O'Brien
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Saturday, 01 January 2005 |
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At least 175 people died and 700 were injured when a flare thrown from the audience started a fire at a concert in a Buenos Aires nightclub.
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Written by Tom Phillips
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Saturday, 18 December 2004 |
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Forty-one days after her dramatic abduction, Marina Lima de Souza, the mother of Brazil’s brightest footballing star, has been freed.
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Written by Tom Phillips
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Tuesday, 14 December 2004 |
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Preparations for Rio de Janeiro's dazzling carnival have been tainted by the murder of one of its organisers over his choice of parade queen.
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