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| SAO PAULO – In just the first two months of the year, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil granted 181,318 visas to Brazilians. During January and February, 2012, the consulate in Sao Paulo alone issued an average of 2,236 nonimmigrant visas per day.
U.S. Tourist Visa (Image: hostelbookers.com)
| SAO PAULO – On Friday, the Federal Police (PF) at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo arrested a woman carrying cocaine hidden in her bra. The PF say that the 34-year-old woman, born in the Republic of Guyana, was trying to board a flight to Entebbe, Uganda, when she was caught.
Cocaine Hidden in Bra (Photo: PF/terra.com.br)
FORTALEZA, Brazil – (9 March 1942) American actor, director, writer and producer Orson Welles arrived in Fortaleza to commence filming It’s All True, a documentary film about South America. At the behest of the United States Government’s Good Neighbor Policy, a wartime propaganda effort designed to prevent Latin American countries from allying with the Axis powers, Welles came to Brazil with over one million U.S. dollars in his pocket.
Orson Welles in Brazil (Photo: LIFE)
| PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – On Saturday, 18-year-old gaucha Marceli Almeida was selected ‘Summer Girl 2012’ in the sands of Capão da Canoa, on the Rio Grando do Sul coast. “It was my dream and I followed through to accomplish it” said the student and model.
Summer Girl 2012 (Photo: Lauro Alves / RBS Agency /G1 RS)
| SAO PAULO – Gas station surveillance cameras on Wednesday recorded the moment when a gunman shot a man who was sitting in his car at the pump. Police say the crime has all the hallmarks of a contract killing as nothing was stolen and a robbery was not announced.
Shot to Death at Gas Station (Photo: G1 SP)
| CUIABA, Brazil – Police in southwestern Brazil seized an aircraft carrying weapons and U.S. $600 thousand dollars cash believed to be destined for Bolivia. The interdiction was made late Wednesday afternoon, near the town of Pocone, 104 km (65 mi) from the Mato Grosso state capital, Cuiaba.
$600 thousand U.S. dollars (Photo: Divison Almeida/G1)
| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – On Monday, a 27-year-old man in southern Brazil was hit in the head with five lead bullets and survived. The incident occurred in the small town of Chapadao do Sul, 325 km (202 mi) from the Mato Grosso do Sul state capital, Campo Grande.
X-ray of man shot five times in head (Photo: Tatiane Queiroz/G1 MS)
| KEY WEST, Florida - Brazilians are attracted the warm sunny climate offered by South Florida and the Florida Keys, according to a recent Miami Herald article. Miami is not the only city that attracts Brazilian tourists and second home buyers. Key West's vibrant real estate market - which is leading Florida in market recovery - is attracting investors who recognize the growth potential of Florida's hottest real estate market.
Goombay Street Parade
| BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – The gorilla Idi Amin, 38, died Wednesday morning at the Zoo in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state. The animal had undergone a clinical procedure, when he died at about 11 o’clock this morning. Veterinarians will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Idi Amin (Photo: Pedro Triginelli/G1)
| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – On Friday, an 87-year-old woman was reunited with her 115-year-old mother after more than a half century apart. “I waited 62 years to see my mother. It was very emotional,” retiree Maria Rita Almeida, who traveled from Cuiaba, in Mato Grosso state told G1. The two had not seen each other since the daughter moved from Mato Grosso do Sul, to the neighboring state of Mato Grosso, soon after getting married in 1950.
115-year-old mother reunited with child, 87 (Photo: TV Morena/G1)
| VITORIA, Brazil – Police surveillance cameras in Vitoria, Espirito Santo state, in the northeast of Brazil, often record scenes of amazing violence. Police say many of the acts are caused by drug and alcohol use and that the reasons are often banal.
Police CCTV in Vitoria (Photo: TV Gazeta/G1)
| FORTALEZA, Brazil – A 23-year-old Romanian was caught red-handed on Saturday by Federal Police (PF) carrying cocaine at the international airport in Fortaleza. The man, who was about to board a flight to Lisbon, was carrying 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs) of pure cocaine hidden in his suitcase.
3.9 kg Pure Cocaine Hidden in Luggage (Photo: Federal Police/G1 CE)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – A manhole exploded early Sunday afternoon behind the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The explosion occurred on Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, the street immediatly behind the five-star hotel.
Explosion Behind Copacabana Palace (Photo: correiodobrasil.com.br)
