All news on the topic: Brazil

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Influencer who died having liposuction was trying to fix childhood knee problem
Luana Andrade, a 29-year-old influencer and reality TV star from Brazil, tragically died after suffering a pulmonary embolism while on the operating table in São Paulo
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Passenger's body left on plane seat for 10 hours after she dies on board flight
A woman tragically died mid-flight while travelling from Florida to Brazil - but the cabin crew could only leave her in her seat. When the flight landed, the body stayed on board for 10 hours
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Reality TV star dies aged 29 after liposuction operation
Luana Andrade was taking part in the Brazilian reality TV show ‘Power Couple’ with her boyfriend João Hadad at the time of her death. She died after undergoing liposuction
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Politician arrested for murder of ex set to testify against him in rape trial
Former Brazilian senator Telmário Mota is accused of organising the murder of his wife, Antônia Araújo, 52, who was shot dead on Friday, September 29 while she was sat in her car in Boa Vista, Roraima
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Brazil president uses Messi's Ballon d'Or win to take swipe at national team
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes Brazillian kids will have to look up to Lionel Messi as their footballing idol due to the lack of current idols within the country's national team
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Road rage killer Kenneth Noye and riddle of £40m green scheme where he lives
A Mirror investigation can reveal Amazon Forest People has been involved in an ­environmental project that pledges to protect Brazilian jungles - but it was suspended last month
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Girl, 9, sucked into pool filter and submerged for three minutes saved by nurse
Valentina Oliveira Mancano jumped into a pool during an event organised by the local church in Doutor Camargo, Brazil, when she was sucked into a filter - and was saved by a nurse
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Girl, 17, hit by car and killed as she tried to save a cat on her way to school
Jacianny Maria da Silva's school said it mourned the loss of its 'dear student' after she spotted a feline in potential trouble on a motorway in Brazil and wanted to help it
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Chupacabra goat-sucker 'shot dead by hunters' who find it has 'human-like' hands
The mythical creature has become known as 'Goat Sucker' – but there has never been conclusive proof it actually exists Now . a group of men have claimed to have shot one one in South America
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Horror as mum dies after fortune-teller gives her poisoned sweets
Brazil's National Institute of Criminalistics reportedly found large amounts of highly toxic pesticide residues in samples collected from her eyes, blood, stomach, and urine at autopsy
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Horror as boy, 5, dies after being stung by scorpion in school playground
Lorenzo Benicio de Moraes Ramalho was stung by a scorpion whilst fetching water in his school playground in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, and tragically died hours later
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'World's oldest living woman' celebrates 117th birthday with sister aged 107
Cicera Maria dos Santos, from Brazil, who has celebrated her 117th birthday with her family - including her 107-year-old sister - is believed to be the oldest woman in the world
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Terrifying moment lifeguards pluck teen from raging sea as boyfriend swept away
Luana Araujo de Souza, 18, fell from a cliff in Brazil and was close to having her body battered by rocks when a team of lifeguards managed to drag her from the sea
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Model who ‘conned own mum out of millions’ dies in mystery building plunge
Police investigating Sabine’s death are reportedly considering several hypotheses, including suicide as she is reported to have left a letter for her wife before her death
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Scammers con heartbroken pet owners with fake cremations and burials of animals
An investigation after the dog died in Brazil found that it was not taken to the crematorium described in the certificate and now police have unearthed nine companies suspected of fraud in the burial or cremation of pets
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Law graduate, 25, dies after suffering complications during cosmetic surgery
Dayana Loy de Oliveira Freire has died at just 25-years-old after she had a cardiac arrest while getting liposuction in Goiânia, Brazil, following complications during surgery
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Plane carrying tourists plummets to ground killing all 14 onboard
A taxi plane has crashed in Barcelos in Amazonas, Brazil, killing all 14 on board, including tourists who may have been in the area to indulge in sports fishing
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Man eaten by piranhas after huge boat crash as body found with multiple bites
Joney Jose Silva da Luz was driving a boat on the Cuiabá River in Barão de Melgaço, Brazil, when it collided with another vessel. His corpse was found with multiple bites from piranhas
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Woman suddenly dies after botched tummy tuck causes blood clot in her lungs
Suellen Pamela de Moura, from Ribeirao Preto in Brazil's Sao Paulo State, had a tummy tuck before she started experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain - and died two days later
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Dad about to be executed by hitman calmly handed baby daughter over to woman
WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT: CCTV footage shows the victim - 46-year-old lawyer André Ribeiro - coming face to face with a suspected hitman after parking outside a property in Permambuco, Brazil
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Singer shot dead during concert performance while trying to split rowing couple
Sergiho Murilo Gon alves Filho had got to split up a rowing couple, it's understood, The 29-year-old - better known as MC Serginho Porrad o -was then gunned down at the show on 13 August. He was blasted in the head at the show in Recife, Brazil
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'I am married to eight women - they demand I keep in shape and have a six-pack'
Arthur O Urso identifies as spornsexual and has dedicated himself to the gym in order to get the perfect body, but admits the idea brings discomfort to some of the women
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'Cruel bullies called me penguin because of how I walk due to condition'
Victoria Matosa used to work out tirelessly in the gym but didn’t notice any results, leaving her feeling deflated.
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'World's deadliest cycle lane' with no safety measures is removed after backlash
The 'most dangerous' bicycle lane in the world ran down the middle of a busy dual carriageway with no safety barriers - but has now been removed after a campaign by outraged cyclists
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Police raids on drug gangs in Brazil leave 43 dead as 'slaughter repeats itself'
At least 10 people have been killed in one operation alone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as police opened fire at a cluster of favelas, which are working-class neighbourhoods