Jardim, Brazil News

ASK foreigners what comes to mind when they think of Brazil, and a teenage gunman wearing flip-flops may not be far behind pirouetting footballers or carnival dancers in sequined bikinis.

A glimpse of Brazilian television ads provides a who's who of Hollywood's biggest stars.

The clouds of disappointment and despair are thickening with each passing moment.

The most blatant sign of Brazil's booming luxury market is The Shopping Cidade Jardim, or SCJ, the largest multibrand luxury center in South America, which opened May 30.

The man accused of murdering and dismembering British teenager Cara Marie Burke will plead temporary insanity at his trial, his lawyer said.

Joao Carlos Cavalcanti, the son of a railroad-track laborer, seemed highly unlikely to become a billionaire, but he always had a vision of what he wanted to have By Alexei Barrionuevo NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - - Women in Brazil tend to be mind-numbingly gorgeous - - sun-kissed and with incomparable confidence.

A federal grand jury today formally indicted two men in connection with the attempted smuggling of three Brazilian nationals into Sandsprit Park on Memorial Day weekend.

Rio de Janeiro invader La Vendetta scored a decisive victory over Sao Paulo's top turf females in the Grande Premio Organizacao Sulamericana de Fomento ao Pura Sangue de Corrida on Saturday to kick off Sao ... via Thoroughbred Times

“Cruzada Americana was acquired by a Hong Kong-based owner, which did not want the disclosure of his name, and at this time she will be sent to Graham Motion's barn”

Brazilian Group 1 winner Cruzada Americana will race in the United States for the partnership of Brazilian owner Daniel Young's Stud Raca and an undisclosed Hong Kong interest. via Thoroughbred Times

Arjan Writes has an exclusive review of Madonna's Hard Candy , and news about the next Killers album , set to be produced by Confessions On A Dancefloor's Stuart Price. via Made in Brazil

“But this one mother came directly to the governor and told him about one man in the Thundercats who wanted to kill her son.”

The name was on the tip of Rosario Lapa's tongue, but it stubbornly stayed there. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“There are more police on the streets these days and the crime situation is much better than it was.”

ANDREW DOWNIE/RIO DE JANEIRO A policewoman holds her pistol as she conducts a preventive checkpoint at Higienopolis neighborhood, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. via Time

“What do they call the death squad here?”

Rosario Lapa is mindful of police involvement in death squads. COMMENT By Monte Reel Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, March 18, 2008; Page A09 RECIFE, Brazil -- The name was on the tip of Rosario ... via The Washington Post

“This is the start of a pattern”

Elman Investors has purchased a 150,000-sf office building, which housed a former US Consulate, from the US State Department for nearly $10 million. via GlobeSt.com

Serabi Mining plc announces that it has today issued a 4th Quarter Investor Update for the quarter ended 31st December 2007. via Earth Times

“But our lawyer assured us that the purchase would go through despite this complicated situation. We had to be patient, but in the end things worked out.”

Despite the expense of Leblon and its surrounding area, many see property here as a good investment. via International Herald Tribune

Banning Eyre, senior editor of Afropop.org , shines the spotlight on the best world music this year. via National Public Radio

Banning Eyre, music reviewer for NPR's All Things Considered and senior editor of afropop.org, shines the spotlight on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean with his picks for the year's best albums. via NPR

Brothers Sergio and Odair Assad of Brazil began playing guitar together more than 40 years ago. via NPR