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| SAO PAULO - Aziz Nacib Ab'Sáber, University of Sao Paulo researcher and leading expert in the physical geography of Brazil, as well as a voice in discussions on biodiversity and environmental conservation, died on Friday morning at 10:20 am in Sao Paulo. He was 87 years old.
Aziz Nacib Ab'Sáber (Photo: Silva Júnior/Folhapress)
| CUIABA, Brazil – Residents of this Central-West state capital have noticed Google Street View cars mapping the city’s streets and avenues. Google is using special cameras mounted on motor vehicles to photograph cities around the world and, recently, the cities of Brazil. A “you reporter” photographed one of the cars parked on a city street and uploaded the image to G1.
Google Street View in Cuiaba (Photo: Sérgio Thompson/G1 MT)
| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – A woman in Central-West Brazil received the fright of her life on Wednesday morning, when she encountered a giant anteater in a public restroom. The woman called 190 (911), which dispatched Military Police and animal control officers to catch the beast. The encounter occurred in the small town of São Bento de Sidrolândia, Mato Grosso do Sul state.
Giant Anteater (Photo: sidrolandianews.com.br)
| SAO PAULO - The University of Sao Paulo (USP) has acquired and will put into operation this month a supercomputer ranked among the fastest in the country. The equipment was purchased with support from the Foundation for Research Support of Sao Paulo (FAPESP) and has 2,304 processors.
Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences USP (Photo: uspvirtual.usp.br)
| CURITIBA, Brazil – An 80-year-old retiree in southern Brazil has paid a debt she incurred with a grocery merchant over 50 years ago. The original debt was for ₢7,490 cruzeiros. The amount paid by the pensioner was R$150 reals (about $83 USD).
Half-Century Old Grocery Bill (Photo: G1 PR)
| MIAMI, Florida – A recent Associated Press article reports that Brazilians spend more per capita than any other visitors to the United States. That fact was apparent on a recent trip we made to South Florida. The flights were all fully booked and Brazilians were carrying next to nothing as we flew north and, flying south, they were carting huge bags full of items purchased in Miami.
Paramount Bay (Photo: paramountbaymiamifl.com)
| SAO PAULO – A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday in front of the United States Consulate General in Sao Paulo for offering false documents during her visa interview. The woman was taken to the office of the Specialized Tourist Service Police (DEATUR).
Application for U.S. Travel Visa in Sao Paulo (Photo: www.dsvc.com.br)
| BRASILIA – Brazil’s Health Ministry says it handed out almost 500 million free condoms last year. The program has helped Brazil successfully combat AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Happy Condom (Photo: universityhealth.files.wordpress.com)
| BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – A homeless man in Tres Pontas, in Southern Minas Gerais state, sleeps all day in a tomb in the city cemetery. Cristiano José da Silva, 61, who was a seminarian, says that he decided to leave home and live on the streets after his mother died.
Cristiano José da Silva (Photo: EPTV/G1 MG)
| SAO PAULO – Two women, one in Sao Carlos and another in Rio Claro, in the interior of Sao Paulo state, are confirmed pregnant with Quadruplets. The cases are considered rare in medicine, since neither of the women underwent fertility treatment.
Simone do Valle Camargo (Photo: EPTV/G1 SP)
