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Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Talks About Brazil’s Violence and Sounds Gloomy and Hopeless

Worldwide bestseller and Brazil's best-known writer overseas, novelist Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist, ...

Brazilian Army Takes Position in Rio to Secure City

The Brazilian federal government has heard Rio's appeals for more security and is sending ...

Terror in Brazil: Prison Gangs Kill 19 in Rio

Rio de Janeiro’s authorities cannot agree on what led criminals to launch, at dawn ...

Cover of At Home in Rio by Paulo Thiago de Mello

From Slums to Mansions: a Full-Body Portrait of Rio, Brazil

"Quiet talks and quiet dreams/Quiet walks by quiet streams/And the window looking on the ...

Brazil’s Chief Justice Robbed in Rio by Heavy-Armed Gunmen

All the security apparatus the Brazilian federal government uses to protect its highest authorities ...

Brazil: British Tourists Robbed in Bus on Way from Airport to Hotel

A group of 18 British tourists were robbed from all their hand luggage just ...

Brazil: Oil and Mining Bring Rio Record Exports

Exports from the state of Rio de Janeiro broke record in September and reached ...

Old Brazilian submarine anchored in Rio

A Trip Back in Time in an Old Brazilian Submarine

For most tourists, a trip to Brazil is rarely complete without a visit to ...

Brazil: Sí£o Paulo and Rio Have Become Quite Expensive to Live In

Thanks to a strong appreciation of the Brazilian Real against the US dollar, São ...

Sí£o Paulo, Brazil: There Is No Costlier City to Live in LatAm

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the most expensive cities in Latin America ...