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Girl rescued from slums of Rio fell into a rootless life

18.11.09
Rescued by her adoptive family from the ghettos of Rio de Janeiro, teenager Rosimeiri Boxall seemed destined to have a comfortable life ahead of her in south London... more

Brazil blackout plunges millions into darkness

11.11.09
Brazil's two largest cities, and much of the rest of Latin America's biggest nation, were hit by blackouts after a major power failure... more

Phil Mickelson excited about Olympic competition

27.10.09
Golf's inclusion in the Olympic Games programme "is the greatest thing to happen to the sport," according to world number two Phil Mickelson... more

Body in a trolley: the brutal reality of Rio's drug war

21.10.09
A woman carrying a child walks unconcerned past a trolley containing the dumped, hooded body of a man, the victim of bloody drugs battles sweeping through Rio de Janeiro's slums... more

Super Mario Testino turns his lens on Brazil's sexy bombshells

20.10.09
The sheer sexiness of Brazil is the latest subject of Testino’s lens. Nick Curtis can appreciate the űber-photographer’s fascination... more

Rio ups iron ore forecast

14.10.09
Mining giant Rio Tinto raised its forecast for total iron ore production by as much as 7.5%, as it reported a record third-quarter and said demand from China is still running at a strong rate ... more

Rio de Janiero to host 2016 Olympics

02.10.09
Rio de Janeiro beats off competition from Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo in race to host the 2016 Olympics... more

2016 Olympic host nation set to be unveiled

02.10.09
The next city to host the Olympics after London 2012 will be announced today... more

Fraud backpackers sentenced to work in Rio’s slums

20.08.09
Two British law graduates sentenced to 16 months' community service by a Brazilian court for attempted insurance fraud are pinning their hopes on an appeal... more

WORLD: British backpackers go on trial in Brazil

17.08.09
Two British law graduates arrested in Brazil on suspicion of fraudulently claiming they were robbed go on trial today... more

London Eye keeps up with 'staycation' trend

10.08.09
The London Eye is attempting to give you a taste of the foreign in the heart of the capital.... more

WORLD: British law graduates ‘will admit lying over robbery’

06.08.09
Two British law graduates held in Brazil over falsely claiming they were robbed are to plead guilty to the charge... more

A world cruise: the ultimate travel trip

05.08.09
From the Queen Elizabeth to the grand Queen Mary, Cunard’s elite fleet has all the trappings of luxury you could want — so book now for next year’s itineraries... more

British law graduates will not return to prison, lawyer claims

03.08.09
Lawyer representing two British law graduates said he believes they will not have to return to prison over allegations they fraudulently claimed they had been robbed in Brazil... more

British law graduates face weeks in prison after judge refuses bail

31.07.09
British law graduates accused of holiday insurance fraud held in Brazilian prison with murderers and drug-traffickers as judge refuses bail... more

Gap year graduates locked up in Brazil jail over insurance theft ‘lie’

29.07.09
Two 'terrified' British law graduates were locked up in the same cell in a Brazilian prison over an alleged holiday insurance fraud... more

WORLD: Air France jet dived vertically into the sea without warning

02.07.09
Air France flight 447 plunged nose-first straight into the Atlantic at high speed, accident investigators disclosed... more

From teenage crook to Britain’s best-known fugitive

25.06.09
Ronnie Biggs, who will celebrate his 80th birthday in August, was born in Lambeth in 1929 and became involved in crime while still a teenager... more

Terrorist suspects were on doomed Air France plane

10.06.09
Two passengers with names linked to Islamic terrorism were on board the Air France flight which crashed and killed 228, it has emerged... more

Air France disaster: 15 more bodies recovered from ocean

08.06.09
Searchers have found 15 more bodies from a crashed Air France jet and retrieved a large amount of debris from the plane that plunged into the Atlantic in the worst air disaster since 2001... more

'Needle in haystack' search starts at Atlantic jet crash zone

04.06.09
The first Brazilian navy ships arrived in the Atlantic Ocean zone where 228 people are believed to have died in the Air France disaster... more

BREAKING NEWS: Air France had bomb threat before disaster

03.06.09
A bomb threat was received by Air France four days before one of its aircraft vanished over the Atlantic, it has been revealed... more

Some like it hot in São Paulo

10.05.09
With Brazil tipped to be a leader in world cuisine within five years, Charles Campion goes in search of the gastro talent in Rio and São Paulo... more

Sun, sea and Sadie at Jude’s beach birthday

29.12.08
Jude Law was celebrating his 36th birthday playing happy families with his ex-wife Sadie Frost and their children in Brazil.... more

BG on the climb after huge oil find off Brazil

11.09.08
Energy: A major new oil discovery nearly four miles deep under the South Atlantic sent shares in British explorer BG soaring... more

Samba champions join Latin carnival line-up

29.07.08
The world's most famous samba school is coming to London for the capital's annual Latin American Carnival... more

Vicar's girl in death fall 'struggled to adapt in UK'

20.05.08
An adopted Brazilian teenager who died after jumping from an attic window apparently to escape bullies struggled to adapt to life in Britain... more

Loud and proud festival still floats London's boat

28.08.07
The sights, smells and sounds were as intense as ever. At what is now the world's second-largest street party behind that of Rio de Janeiro, the Notting Hill Carnival remains unique. ... more

Flying visit for Red Bull racing pilots

30.07.07
Thousands of people lined the Thames to watch a daredevil plane race described as a mixture of Formula One and slalom skiing.... more

Eat to the beat at Boteco

13.12.06
South American restaurants look set to be a new eating trend for 2007, and new opening Boteco Carioca should make London's Brazilians feel right at home, says Fay Maschler.... more

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