Sex and footy: on the backseat in Brazil (Pretoria News)

17 July 2008, 11:04 pm

Rio De Janeiro - Brazilians, who often have the adjective "hot-blooded" attached to their nationality, have revealed in a poll this week that they prefer travel and church to sex.... read more

Spate of Rio police killings (TVNZ)

17 July 2008, 9:59 pm

A series of killings by apparently trigger-happy police in Rio de Janeiro have sparked anger, protests and fears that a long-running conflict in the slums is spreading to middle-class neighbourhoods.... read more

Brazil oil rig workers to end strike as scheduled after agreement reached (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

17 July 2008, 3:41 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian offshore oil workers said Thursday they'll end a five-day walkout as scheduled, but warned they may call a new, nationwide strike against state oil company Petrobras next month.... read more

Brazil to start dengue vaccine production: researcher (TODAYonline)

17 July 2008, 12:03 pm

Brazilian soldiers pour insecticide to fight against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito (dengue fever vector) inside an abandoned military facility in Realengo, 70 km northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.... read more

Brazil oil refinery slowdown not impacting production: Petrobras (GMA News)

17 July 2008, 11:10 am

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A refinery work slowdown has not affected production, Brazil's government-run oil company Petrobras said Thursday.... read more

Fugitive banker arrives in Brazil (INO News)

17 July 2008, 9:24 am

(AP:RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil) A former banker charged with masterminding one of Brazil's biggest banking scandals has arrived in Brazil following extradition from Monaco.... read more