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rantburg.com - 21 days ago
Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil
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A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said. As is customary in ...
Brazil’s big blackout: 15 Minutes on Latin America
faustasblog.com - 15 days ago
Brazil’s big blackout: 15 Minutes on Latin America
— faustasblog.com — In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern: Sixty million people lost electricity yesterday in Brazil after a huge... power grid failure . The entire country of Paraguay was also affected by the blackout. Photos here Will this affect the Olympics? (more) Brazil’s big blackout: 15 Minutes on Latin America

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democraticunderground.com - 16 days ago
Blackout hits central, south Brazil
— democraticunderground.com — Source: [b]CNN[/b] CNN) -- A blackout struck a large swath of central and south Brazil Tuesday night,... affecting at least six states, CNN en Español reported. The blackout hit at about 10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET), according to the official state news agency, Agencia Brasil. In the cities ... (more) Blackout hits central, south Brazil

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blogs.channel4.com - 20 days ago
In the midst of a tectonic shift in the new world order
— blogs.channel4.com — Last night I found myself in the ornate circumstance of the Banqueting Hall in Whitehall. I also... found myself too in the midst of a tectonic shift in the new world order. For this was an event in which the old world of European kings and queens were ... (more) In the midst of a tectonic shift in the new world order

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Brazil Demands Zelaya Be Reinstated in Honduras or It Won't Recognize Elections — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Brazzil Magazine[/b] Brazil Demands Zelaya Be Reinstated in Honduras or It Won't Recognize Elections Written by Newsroom Thursday, 05 November 2009 The Brazilian government is demanding that Manuel Zelaya, the deposed Honduran president be reinstated in his post befor...