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Brazil: Country in South America
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. It covers an area of 8,515,767 square kilometres (3,287,956 sq mi), with a population of over 211 million. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest and sixth-most populous country, composed of 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas. Brazil is one of the world's most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. It is also the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country, and its capital is Brasília, while the largest city is São Paulo.

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‘Out Bolsonaro!’: More protests in Brazil over COVID crisis [Video]

‘Out Bolsonaro!’: More protests in Brazil over COVID crisis

President Jair Bolsonaro is under pressure to account for his govt’s coronavirus policies and corruption allegations.

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Brazilian photographer Salgado highlights Amazon Forest destruction [Video]

Brazilian photographer Salgado highlights Amazon Forest destruction

Brazilian photographer Salgado highlights Amazon Forest destruction

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Bolsonaro posts picture of himself from hospital bed [Video]

Bolsonaro posts picture of himself from hospital bed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred to a hospital in Sao Paolo, Brazil, after an intestinal obstruction was found by his physician. He took to Twitter and said the current medical..

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Hospitalized Bolsonaro may soon need surgery [Video]

Hospitalized Bolsonaro may soon need surgery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to a Sao Paulo hospital on Wednesday to undergo tests for an obstructed intestine, with the president's office saying he could receive emergency..

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Brazil protesters call for Bolsonaro resignation [Video]

Brazil protesters call for Bolsonaro resignation

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, demanding President Jair Bolsonaro resign over corruption charges and what they say is the mishandling of the COVID-19..

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Argentina fans celebrate Copa America triumph outside Maracana [Video]

Argentina fans celebrate Copa America triumph outside Maracana

Argentines celebrate outside the Maracana Stadium after their national football team beat hosts Brazil 1-0 in the final of the Copa America. "I'm happy like never before in my life," says one Argentina..

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Brazil deforestation crisis likely to be worsened by drought, fires [Video]

Brazil deforestation crisis likely to be worsened by drought, fires

The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose for the fourth consecutive month in June.

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Lionel Messi ends 28-yr wait| Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America| Neymar| Oneindia News [Video]

Lionel Messi ends 28-yr wait| Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America| Neymar| Oneindia News

Lionel Messi is finally a winner at the international level after finishing on the losing side in four previous finals - three times in the Copa America and once in the 2014 World Cup. Messi led..

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Celebrations in Buenos Aires as Argentina claim Copa America title [Video]

Celebrations in Buenos Aires as Argentina claim Copa America title

Thousands of Argentinian fans are celebrating their 1-0 victory over Brazil in the Copa America final.

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Brazil's 2022 presidential vote will be between 'fascism and democracy', ex-leader Lula says [Video]

Brazil's 2022 presidential vote will be between 'fascism and democracy', ex-leader Lula says

Lula, 75, led the Latin American country between 2003 and 2010 and is now considering mounting a challenge to Bolsonaro for a third and final term after his corruption convictions were overturned.

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Alexi Lalas looks ahead to the Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil [Video]

Alexi Lalas looks ahead to the Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil

US Soccer Hall of Famer and FOX Soccer lead studio analyst Alexi Lalas discusses with CNN’s Don Riddell what victory would mean for Lionel Messi, but notes that Brazil and Neymar are hoping to reign..

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Brazil's Bolsonaro implicated in alleged graft scheme [Video]

Brazil's Bolsonaro implicated in alleged graft scheme

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Mass protests against Bolsonaro held across Brazil after court decision [Video]

Mass protests against Bolsonaro held across Brazil after court decision

Demonstrators gathered by the thousands in more than 40 cities to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment or greater access to vaccines against COVID-19.

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Brazil SC gives nod for probe into President Bolsonaro over Covaxin deal| Oneindia News [Video]

Brazil SC gives nod for probe into President Bolsonaro over Covaxin deal| Oneindia News

Trouble mounts for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber late on Friday authorized an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro in the Covaxin deal with Bharat..

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Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic [Video]

Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic

Thousands demonstrate after Brazil’s top court authorises a probe into the president’s response to vaccine allegations.

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Brazil top prosecutor to investigate Bolsonaro over Covid-19 vaccine deal [Video]

Brazil top prosecutor to investigate Bolsonaro over Covid-19 vaccine deal

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Brazil unemployment: Rio police dismantle camp set up by homeless [Video]

Brazil unemployment: Rio police dismantle camp set up by homeless

Brazil unemployment: Rio police dismantle camp set up by homeless

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Indigenous land rights: Brazil court postpones ruling on controversial bill [Video]

Indigenous land rights: Brazil court postpones ruling on controversial bill

Frustrated, but undefeated. Brazil's Supreme Court delays a ruling over the rights of indigenous people to claim their lands.

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Haryana CM to farmers: We are patient but don't cross limits| Farmer Protest| Oneindia News [Video]

Haryana CM to farmers: We are patient but don't cross limits| Farmer Protest| Oneindia News

Haryana CM said on Wednesday that political leaders have been patient in the face of protests but it won't be good for anyone to cross their limit. An anti-drone system has been installed at the Indian..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 02:36Published
Brazil suspends Covid-19 vaccine deal with India| Bharat Biotech denies any wrongdoing|Oneindia News [Video]

Brazil suspends Covid-19 vaccine deal with India| Bharat Biotech denies any wrongdoing|Oneindia News

As Brazil suspends a $324-million contract for COVID-19 vaccine from India that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, Bharat Biotech today emphatically denied any..

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Indigenous protest Brazil bill that could weaken land rights [Video]

Indigenous protest Brazil bill that could weaken land rights

Hundreds of Indigenous people gathered outside Brazil's Congress on Wednesday to push for rejection of a bill that could loosen protections for their lands — a proposal that has already prompted..

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Brazil's environment minister resigns amid probe [Video]

Brazil's environment minister resigns amid probe

Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles quit on Wednesday, facing a criminal investigation of whether he obstructed a police probe of illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. Jayson Albano..

Credit: Reuters - Politics     Duration: 01:25Published
Brazil land rights bill: Indigenous protests suspend Congress [Video]

Brazil land rights bill: Indigenous protests suspend Congress

In Brazil, violent confrontations between Indigenous protesters and police forced Congress to suspend a session.

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