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(Adds details on samba schools) By Gram Slattery and Amanda Perobelli RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's famed Carnival kicked off in earnest on Saturday, as millions of scantily-clad revelers poured into the streets, many of whom took the opportunity to parody or otherwise comment on the…

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro regularly offends opponents with political incorrectness and far-right diatribes, but he is taking heavier fire than usual for suggesting a respected journalist tried to get dirt on him with offers of sex.The man dubbed the "Tropical Trump" has racked up a…

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro regularly offends opponents with political incorrectness and far-right diatribes, but he is taking heavier fire than usual for suggesting a respected journalist tried to get dirt on him with offers of sex.The man dubbed the "Tropical Trump" has racked up a…

Mike Bloomberg took part in a Democratic presidential debate for the first time, after a surge in his opinion-poll standing qualified him for inclusion. The other candidates attacked him over lewd comments he has made in the past and his billionaire status. Mr Bloomberg will reportedly sell his media company…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Cid Gomes is a senator and former governor of the state of Ceará A Brazilian senator, Cid Gomes, has been injured after shots were fired at him during a stand-off with police.Senator Gomes, 56, was driving a digger towards a fence behind which a group…

In this week's comments update, readers are in disagreement over the American Institute of Architects publicly protesting against an order that federal buildings be built in "classical architecture style."Back to the future: readers are divided after the American Institute of Architects called on members to sign an open letter to…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption A deforested plot of the Amazon near the city of Porto Velho in September Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest doubled in January compared with a year ago, reaching a five-year record for the month, officials say.…

A handout picture released by the Communication Department of the State of Mato Grosso shows deforestation in the Amazon basin in the municipality of Colniza, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, on August 29, 2019 Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year,…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is proposing a bill that would open up indigenous land to mining, agriculture and energy projects. It is yet to receive congressional approval, but has drawn criticism from environmentalists and indigenous groups. They say it could wipe out their communities and speed up deforestation. Al Jazeera's…

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed into law quarantine rules for Brazilians who will be brought back from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, the Official Gazette said on Friday. Two Brazilian…