Brazilian Constitution Forbids Calling Blacks "Monkeys"

Brazilian Constitution Forbids "Racist" Speech and BehaviorAccording to an article at NowPublic.com, "A doll depicting an African-American child wearing a hat that reads "lil' monkey" was pulled from Costco shelves following a customer complaint. The toy, called "Cuddle...

Black Girl, 12, Electrocuted While Straightening Her Hair

Black Girls, Others, Should Stop Mechanically and Chemically Straightening and Curling Their Hair.Yesterday, in the northeast of Brazil, a twelve year-old Black girl chemically straigtened her hair and then electrocuted herself as she tried to use her mother’s curling iron...

Swine Flu Mutation: New Strain of H1N1 Discovered in Brazil

A new strain of the H1N1 virus has been discovered in Brazil. Scientists from the Adolfo Lutz Bacteriological Institute in Sau Paulo discovered the new strain of the H1N1 virus in a 26-year-old patient on Tuesday,...

America's Next Top Model - Cycle 12 Episode 12 (S012E12) Review

America's Next Top Model (ANTM) Cycle 12 Episode 12 'Take me to the jungle' The girls arrive back to see Teyona's picture in the house and she's super exicted to have a her picture there. Celia is stressing about...

America's Next Top Model - Cycle 12 Episode 11 (S012E11) Review

America's Next Top Model (ANTM) Cycle 12 Episode 11 'Let's Go See the City' The girls are at the house discussing Natalie's dismissal, and how she couldn't not appreciate it. Tyra Mail! 'you better hit the ground...

America's Next Top Model - Cycle 12 Episode 10 (S012E10) Review

America's Next Top Model (ANTM) Cycle 12 Episode 9 'The Amazing Model Race'The girls are going to Brazil!They are super excited but Teyona still talks about how it is still a competition and you can't ever forget that. They pack their stuff and head to the airport and arrive...

Bourbon Street Fest in Brazil

Many jazz and blues musicians from New Orleans performed for free in Sao Paulo city, Brazil.This video was made by pictures of the first Bourbon Street Fest in 2007.

São Paulo Fashion Week Comes to a Close

The Fall 2009 collections by 37 design houses were presented in São Paulo this week, calling attention to Brazil's 50 million dollar fashion industry and the vibrant "Brazilianness" inherent in their native...

Senior Citizens, Clock Tower shattered by neglect in Mussoorie

The clock tower is the heartbeat of any town or city but the clock at the historic tower is shut from ages. The senior citizens feel neglected and have vented their ire at this stopped clock at the tower. "...

Brazilian church roof collapses, 7 killed

At least seven people were killed and more than 50 were injured on Sunday after the ceiling of an evangelical church in Sao Paulo collapsed. The church in the Brazil's biggest city had around 60 people inside at...

Bikers bring "ghost bike" to the heart of São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil - Aproximately 200 bikers gathered tonight (Jan. 16th) at Praça do Ciclista (Bikers Square), on Avenida Paulista, for a silent protest after the death of Márcia Regina de Andrade Prado. On...

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