Microsoft to Map Brazilian Favelas

Microsoft to Map Brazilian Favelas

The company is planning to bring mapping infrastructure to Brazil

44-Year-Old Fetus Found Inside the Body of Elderly Woman in Brazil

44-Year-Old Fetus Found Inside the Body of Elderly Woman in Brazil

The woman says she does not want doctors to remove the baby

Samsung Chromebook Launched in Brazil for Approximately $416 / €306

Samsung Chromebook Launched in Brazil for Approximately $416 / €306

Chromebooks are steadily making their way to markets around the world

Amazon Brings the Kindle eReader Line to Brazil

Amazon Brings the Kindle eReader Line to Brazil

Amazon only sold eBooks in the country up until now

Sao Paulo Issues Ban on Animal Testing

Sao Paulo Issues Ban on Animal Testing

Companies guilty of carrying out such tests risk fines of $435,000 (€317,950) per animal

Pitbull's “We Are One” Collaboration Named as Official 2014 World Cup Anthem

Pitbull's “We Are One” Collaboration Named as Official 2014 World Cup Anthem

The song is a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte

Daniel Ellsberg Hopes Brazil Offers Snowden Asylum

Daniel Ellsberg Hopes Brazil Offers Snowden Asylum

Edward Snowden would do better in Brazil than in Russia, he believes

A 10% Increase in São Paulo's EV Fleet Would Cut Yearly Emissions by 1.3%

A 10% Increase in São Paulo's EV Fleet Would Cut Yearly Emissions by 1.3%

On the other hand, it translates into a 2% increase in electricity demand, study finds

More Brazilian Government Sites Hacked in Protest Against 2014 FIFA World Cup

More Brazilian Government Sites Hacked in Protest Against 2014 FIFA World Cup

A number of Anonymous-affiliated groups are responsible for the attacks

Brazilian Government Sites Hacked in Protest Against 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazilian Government Sites Hacked in Protest Against 2014 FIFA World Cup

Anonymous hackers have launched a campaign called OpWorldCup

U.S. Lawmaker Calls Snowden a Traitor Based on Misunderstood Statement

U.S. Lawmaker Calls Snowden a Traitor Based on Misunderstood Statement

Mike Rogers based his statements on a letter where Snowden mentioned asylum

Petition Asking Brazil to Offer Snowden Asylum Gets over 30,000 Signatures in a Day

Petition Asking Brazil to Offer Snowden Asylum Gets over 30,000 Signatures in a Day

It only took a day for people to react and sign up their names on another petition

Amnesty International Urges Brazil to Consider Granting Snowden Asylum

Amnesty International Urges Brazil to Consider Granting Snowden Asylum

Edward Snowden's asylum becomes hot topic once more

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 17th, 2013
Odd-Looking Porcupine Tastes Awful, Is Still Hunted for Its Meat

Odd-Looking Porcupine Tastes Awful, Is Still Hunted for Its Meat

Conservationists warn that hunting can push the thin-spined porcupine to extinction

Brazilians Start Signing Petition Asking President to Give Snowden Asylum

Brazilians Start Signing Petition Asking President to Give Snowden Asylum

Snowden has many supporters in Brazil, especially after exposing the NSA's local agenda

Edward Snowden Offers Help to Brazil, Says He Needs Political Asylum to Speak Out

Edward Snowden Offers Help to Brazil, Says He Needs Political Asylum to Speak Out

The whistleblower says that speaking out about the NSA has left him without a home

Details of Banco do Brasil Customers Exposed by Buggy Mobile Banking Apps

Details of Banco do Brasil Customers Exposed by Buggy Mobile Banking Apps

Users were presented with other people's bank statements and balances

 
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