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Body of "flying priest" balloon adventurer recovered off Brazil

BrazilRio de Janeiro  - The body of "flying priest" balloon adventurer Adelir de Carli has been recovere

Lula confident of deal in Doha Round during July

Lula confident of deal in Doha Round during JulyRio de Janeiro - T

Brazil to provide incentives for food production

Brazil to provide incentives for food productionRio de Jane

Former Brazilian first lady Ruth Cardoso dies at 77

Rio de Janiero  - Brazil's former first lady Ruth Correia Leite Cardoso died of a heart attack at the age of 77, Brazilian media said Wednesday.

The wife of former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who was in office from 1995 to 2003, died Tuesday at her house in Sao Paulo, media reports said, quoting family doctors.

Her death followed several heart examinations last week after she had suffered intense chest pains.

Born on September 19, 1930, the anthropologist had been a highly regarded intellectual, teaching at the University of Sao Paulo and at universities in Chile, France and the United States. She published several books.

Behind bars as if in a luxury hotel: drug boss even had a key

Behind bars as if in a luxury hotel: drug boss even had a key

Former Rio de Janeiro police boss arrested

Rio De JaneiroRio de Janeiro - Provincial legislator and former Rio de Ja

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