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1 hr ago | Time

What Brazil's Protests Say About Latin America's Fumbling Elites

Protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17, 2013.

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5 hrs ago | The Journal of Commerce Online

IAG Cargo to Boost London-Rio de Janeiro Freight Capacity

The new flight will bring the weekly total on the Rio de Janeiro route to seven frequencies, adding an extra 42 metric tons of capacity per week.

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Related Topix: Brazil, World News, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing 777, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

9 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Comparison of mass protests in Brazil and Turkey

Large-scale protests have engulfed Turkey and Brazil, which are thousands of miles apart, but share some traits such as being new democracies with a growing middle class.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, South America, Brazil, Riot, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

9 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city

Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil early Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and high prices.

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11 hrs ago | KVUE.com

Brazilian protesters violently clash with police

Demonstrators attempt to take the Tiradentes Palace -- Rio de Janeiro's Legislative Assembly building-- during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, on June 17, 2013.

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16 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

'We're here to demand a better Brazil'

Demonstrators run past burning garbage during protests against poor public services, police violence and government corruption in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Guardian

Brazil protests continue as government struggles with how to respond

Politicians warned of being 'on wrong side of history' as anger swells about state of nation and World Cup extravagance Brazilians gather at the city hall in SA o Paulo as part of widespread protests about high costs, poor services and spending on the World Cup.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff

Boston.com

Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government

Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant.

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Reuters

CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 2-Brazil mine bill proposes royalty hike

Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of iron ore, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform the country's 46-year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing royalties of up to 4 percent, double the current rate.

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KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

Five Reasons Why Brazil Is Protesting

On Saturday, thousands of Brazilian fans at the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha booed and heckled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Brazilian president Dilma Roussef during the opening ceremony of the Confederations Cup.

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WTOP-FM Washington

Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest

Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship broke out across this continent-sized country, with more expected Tuesday, protests uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden.

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New Hampshire Public Radio -

Mass Anti-Government Protests Swell In Brazil

Last night, reports O Globo , more than 100,000 protesters filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro, while an additional 65,000 hit the streets of SA o Paulo.

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CNN

9 cent hike leads to clashes on Brazil's streets

For the demonstrators who have transformed streets in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and beyond into protest battlegrounds, it isn't so much that bus fares went up from 3.00 to 3.20 reais .

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Related Topix: South America, Brazil, World News, Occupy Wall Street

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Broadcasting & Cable

ESPN to Broadcast From Rio's Clube dos Marimbas During World Cup

ESPN is beginning to unveil its plans for next summer's World Cup, the final time the network will have the rights to the quadrennial tournament.

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The Baltimore Sun

Protests build in Brazil as discontent spreads

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

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Common Dreams

Brazil Protests Crescendo as Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets

This marks the latest crescendo in weeks of escalating protests, touched off by a March spike in Porto Alegre bus fares that sent protesters into the streets .

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SFGate

Brazil protesters vow to hold big demo

A protestor waits to the police action in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday June 16, 2013.

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Flight Journal

On This Day in Aviation History

1943 - Birth of Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan, American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong and energy-efficient aircraft.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Brazil, US Military, Castle Air Force Base, US Air Force

Russia Taday

Massive clashes as Brazilians protest over World Cup spending

Thirty-nine people were injured and 30 others detained in clashes as around a thousand Brazilians demonstrated outside the national stadium in the capital, Brasilia.

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India Talkies

Nigeria arrives late for Confederations Cup - Indiatalkies.com

Rio de Janeiro, June 17: The Nigerian soccer team arrived in Brazil, three days behind schedule and a day before it opens its Confederations Cup football campaign against Tahiti.

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