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January 18, 2024

Police in Brazil arrest alleged killer of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema

The suspected killer of New York City art dealer Brent Sikkema in Rio de Janeiro has been arrested, police say. The suspect was identified as Alejandro Triana Trevez.

January 16, 2024

NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema found dead in Brazil in suspected homicide: report

Brent Sikkema, a 75-year-old New York City art dealer, has been found dead in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in what police are investigating as a homicide, reports say.

January 13, 2024

Family man gunned down in front of wife and son was actually a hitman wanted by Interpol

Darko Gleiser escaped from Montenegro after allegedly murdering a man at a prison gate in 2014, fleeing to Bosnia then to Brazil, where he lived a quiet life for nine years

January 12, 2024

Deforestation soars by 45% in Brazil's savanna region, threatening biodiversity

Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna region, has increased by nearly 45% compared to 2022 levels, with 3,000 square miles of vegetation being torn down.

January 8, 2024

25 killed and 6 injured in collision between minibus and truck in Brazil's northeast

A horrific accident in Brazil's northeastern region in Bahia state left 25 dead and 6 injured, as a truck collided head on with a minibus transporting tourists back from the beach.

December 26, 2023

A top Brazilian criminal leader is isolated in prison after he negotiated his own arrest

A criminal leader in Rio de Janeiro known as Zinho negotiated his own surrender and has been sent to Bangu 1 prison, populated by drug traffickers and militia men.

December 22, 2023

More Brazilians declared themselves biracial, country's statistics agency says

Over 45% of Brazilians identify as biracial, according to the nation's statistics agency, per the most recent national census.

December 15, 2023

Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique, 30, dies on stage during massive heart attack

30-year-old Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique suddenly collapsed and died while performing on stage Wednesday in a incident that was also captured on video.

November 30, 2023

'Dead' woman found to be still alive in body bag at morgue: reports

A crematorium worker in Brazil found a 90-year-old woman still alive in a body bag after being pronounced dead, according to reports.

November 30, 2023

Brazilian city enacts ordinance written completely by ChatGPT

Lawmakers in Porto Alegre, Brazil, have revealed that an experimental ordinance written and passed in October was drafted entirely by generative AI.