Lula's star undimmed for Brazil's slum dwellers
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HELIOPOLIS, Brazil  - Posters trumpeting the Workers' Party plaster scrappy homes in Sao Paulo's biggest slum, where residents see their own hardship tales reflected in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - With a raspy voice that could  wake the dead, Brazilian horror movie producer Coffin Joe  implores television viewers to elect him to Sao Paulo's city  council.
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The murder of a soccer player and kidnapping of the mother of another have shown that not even Brazil&#39;s pride and joy -- soccer -- is immune from the violent crime that sweeps over cities.
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Brazilâs newfound economic stability and changes in lending laws are for the first time making it possible for the countryâs working poor to buy their own homes.
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Open fire on flying Saint Nick A Brazilian Santa en route to a kids' party in a Rio de Janeiro favela (slum) was forced to seek an alternative means of transport after drug traffickers opened fire on his helicopter, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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Brazil's Senate has rejected a proposal to expel its leader, an ally of President Lula, following a corruption scandal.
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The triumphs of the bullfighter Manolete  and his tragic early death in 1947 have become legendary in  Spain, but his eyebrow-raising relationship with actress Lupe  Sino has been largely ignored.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that Brazil doesn't need a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund to protect its economy.
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By Terry Wade SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The gap between rich and poorin Brazil is huge but when it comes to housing, they often liveside-by-side.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva lost four points in the past five days from his   commanding lead over his main rival in Brazil's presidential   race, a poll showed on Friday.
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz  Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday urged the world's poor and  hungry to unite against rich nations' interests before he  jetted off to a meeting of the globe's wealthy elite.
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America's stars were too much for Brazil's women Saturday &#151; right from the opening minute.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's president often gets  criticized by his old leftist friends for being conservative at  home. But globally he has reshaped the debate on intellectual  property rights to reflect the needs of poor nations.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Nagging corruption scandals thwarted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of clinching a first-round election victory and he now faces a high-stakes run-off against an inspired rival.
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In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but did not win in the country's biggest city, Sao Paulo.
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Brazil&#39;s jobless rate dropped in October to its lowest level since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office nearly two years ago, the government said Friday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilians voted in elections on Sunday with signs that public disgust over sleazy politics might prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from securing the outright victory that seemed a foregone conclusion until a few weeks ago.