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A dancer from the Tom Maior samba school performs during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilians dancing away troubles of 2017 at Carnival parties

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

1 dead, 2 hurt in western Indiana apartment building fire

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Brazil to play Russia in friendly at World Cup final stadium

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Brazil coach rejects trip to capital to avoid politicians

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2017 file photo, a tourist takes a selfie with the Christ the Redeemer statue illuminated in orange to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Starting Thursday, Jan. 25, Brazil is making it easier and cheaper for Americans to apply for a visa following a decline in the number of visitors from the U.S. in recent years. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Brazil offers e-visa to Americans in bid to increase tourism

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Bond set for woman who fled Brazil after husband’s slaying

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A boy cries as he receives a vaccine against yellow fever at a public health center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it now considers all of Sao Paulo state at risk for yellow fever, recommending that all international visitors to the state be vaccinated. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

WHO: All of Sao Paulo state at risk for yellow fever

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec.13, 2017 file photo, Brazil's Flamengo Lucas Paqueta celebrates after scoring against Argentina's Independiente during the Copa Sudamericana final championship soccer match at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 20-year-old Flamengo midfielder has caught the eye of foreign clubs after the team's runner-up campaign in the Copa Sudamericana, South America's second most prestigious tournament. Paqueta is fast, skilled and hardworking. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Young South American footballers eye January transfer window

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)

The Latest: FIFA says it will seek restitution in bribe case

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FILE - In this Oct.13, 2017, file photo, tourists touch the shell of a large turtle seen during a forest walk in the Amazon rain forest outside of Manaus, Brazil. Many guides are keen on helping tourists get photos of animals in the Amazon. (AP Photo/Peter Prengaman, File)

Controversy over wildlife tourism and selfies in the Amazon

By PETER PRENGAMAN and BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

Bauru's volleyball player Tiffany Abreu spikes the ball during a Brazilian volleyball league match in Bauru, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Tiffany Abreu is Brazil's first transgender person to play in the top volleyball league for women. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilian transgender player debuts in top volleyball league

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FIFA suspends Brazilian soccer president Marco Polo del Nero

By STEPHEN WADE and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil, arrives to federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Closing arguments are set to take place in the New York trial of three former South American soccer officials charged in the bribery scandal engulfing the sport's governing body. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Soccer bribery case deliberations set for Friday

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Rebeca Mendes poses for a photo during an interview in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. Mendes filed a case with the Supreme Court in late November seeking to have an abortion when she was six weeks pregnant, but the court rejected her request so while waiting for a decision on another petition she traveled to Colombia and had an abortion there. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilian who pushed abortion debate ends pregnancy abroad

By RENATA BRITO and SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

Former Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar leaves Benfica

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Ze Roberto announces retirement at 43

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, Robinho celebrates after scoring in a friendly soccer match between Friends of Neymar and Friends of Robinho, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Former AC Milan and Real Madrid striker Robinho was sentenced to nine years in jail by a court in Milan, Italy, on charges of sexual assault following an incident in 2013, Italian news agency ANSA reported Thursday Nov. 23, 2017, who also report a statement from Robinho's lawyer, that Robinho denies the charges and will appeal. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine, FILE) **FILE**

Robinho denies sexual assault after 9-year jail sentence

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A woman with the word "Legalize" painted across her mouth marched in Rio de Janeiro against a recent congressional committee vote to make abortion illegal without exception throughout Brazil. (Associated Press/File)

Brazil’s abortion ban legislation bucks South America trend

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

Brazil's Casemiro's tackle sends England's Ryan Bertrand flying during the international friendly soccer match between England and Brazil at Wembley stadium in London, Britain, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Neymar looks to learn from Brazil’s difficulties vs England

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Thousands protest proposal for total abortion ban in Brazil

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