Every night, the Brazilian ant Forelius pusillus takes self-sacrifice to a whole new level. At sunset, the colony protects its nest by sealing off the entrances with sand, and a few ants remain outside to complete the job. Unable to reenter, they die by the next morning--making them the first known example of a suicidal defense that is preemptive rather than a response to immediate danger. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

With an average height of 4', Brazilian football team Gigantes do Norte (Giants of the North) promote the game amongst the teenagers they play while fighting prejudice. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

The Brazilian Soccer Federation president admitted that some players arrived at the hotel drunk after nights off, sometimes even at 4 or 6am. No wonder the team played so poorly during the competition. picked by fejas 1 year ago

A Brazilian brewery has been ordered to pay $49,000 (£24,570) to an alcoholic beer taster who claims the company failed to prevent his condition. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A sharp increase in drugs and cellphones found inside a Brazilian prison mystified officials -- until guards spotted some distressed pigeons struggling to stay airborne. picked by leehblanc 4 months ago

The new sexy, Brazilian & Latin Dance Sensation has hit London! Come try out our classes. See website for details. www.zouklambada.com picked by leighgoodman 2 years ago

A 67-year-old Brazilian grandmother who shot and wounded a bag-snatcher in Rio de Janeiro will get a medal from the crime-ridden city's legislators even though she faces trial for illegal gun possession. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

If found guilty of all the murders, Chagas will become the most prolific serial killer in Brazilian history, picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

A Brazilian passenger jet crashed and burst into flames at a Sao Paolo airport on Tuesday, leaving as many as 200 people feared dead in what would be Brazil's deadliest air disaster. picked by sholom22 1 year ago

This amazing photograph gives whole new meaning to the phrase "May God strike me with lightning if ..." Rio de Janeiro's world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm over the Brazilian city on Sunday. picked by maxriter 8 months ago

A Brazilian driver had his car impounded after police realized he had almost 1,000 traffic violations. The good news is that if he pays the $1.9 million in 90 days, he gets his $6,500 car back. picked by Wingnut 2 weeks ago

Brazilian police recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari that were stolen last month from the country's premier modern art museum, officials said Tuesday. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

The body of 'flying priest' balloon adventurer Adelir de Carli has been recovered 100 km off the coast of Brazil.

Followup to this and this. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

Mango is offering free language courses on French, German, Italian, Greek, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and even Pig Latin
Spanish and Polish speakers can learn English picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

The crash site indicated that the plane had plunged vertically into the ground, Brazil's airport authority chief, Jose Carlos Pereira, told Reuters. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists. The new study identifies a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical north Atlantic, resulting in a heightened risk of drought in the Amazon rainforest. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Waxing, especially Brazilian Waxing is the rage now. For some though, such procedures can be deadly. Quite a bit of comments delving into the whole "why shave" question as well. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Grandpa opens a can of whoopass on huge snake that tries to kill his grandson. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

An eight-year-old Brazilian boy has passed a law school entrance exam - earning him praise and shocking the country's legal profession. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura "showed a violent personality unsuited to living in society," the judge said in sentencing him to the maximum penalty for the 2005 slaying of 73-year-old Dorothy Stang. picked by blurmore 1 year ago