Roberto Alvim set off a storm of outrage with comments about culture that were eerily reminiscent of Hitler’s propaganda chief

Brazil’s culture secretary, Roberto Alvim has been fired after he appeared to paraphrase the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels in an online video to promote a national arts prize.

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Black history month post: In Rio, the descendants of slaves try to hang on to their historic communities


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This friendly dog, named Negão, might not be your typical gas station employee - but he is certainly one of the sweetest.

Sadly though, things weren't always so good for him.


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Brazil prison riot: 'At least 30 dead' in Natal violence


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Rio Mayor’s Race Pits Evangelical Marcelo Crivella Against Socialist

Evangelical bishop is one of several unorthodox candidates favored to win in Brazil elections Sunday

RIO DE JANEIRO-He has called Catholics “demonic,” accused Hindus of “child sacrifice” and denounced homosexuality as “malign.” Now Marcelo Crivella may soon have a new name for ( Read more... )

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Budapest (dpa) - In a flashback to the days of the Cold War, Hungary‘s state TV has stayed mum about the presence of a refugee team at the Olympics, a fact drawing criticism from opposition media on Sunday ( Read more... )

With just 36 days to go before the Rio Olympics kick off, the situation in the host city just went from bad to worse.

A beach goer Wednesday discovered human body parts that had washed up on the shore, right in front of the Olympic Beach Volleyball Arena on Rio's famed Copacabana beach.

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( Jesus fucking Christ. Triggers for every fucking thing, seriously, this 16 year old girl was brutalized. )

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