Brazil has agreed emergency measures to stem deforestation as government figures revealed a sharp increase in the rate of clearances in the Amazon.

It's about time picked by keroberos32 4 months ago

A fossil of a new marine crocodile species found in Brazil shows the reptiles survived the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A 16-year-old boy has admitted to the murders of 12 people in southern Brazil, according to a police investigator who described a chillingly calm confession. picked by DemureArt 2 months ago

Amid a citywide building boom, 13 people have died in construction accidents this year, one more than the total for all of 2007. These include the 7 people who died in a crane accident. A city inspector was arrested after it was found he falsely claimed he had inspected the crane. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

Did I mention Extreme? These guys are amazing. If we ever decide disputes by football/soccer, Brazil will be The World Power. Dupe from here picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Rescuers in Brazil have reached a cluster of brightly coloured party balloons floating in the ocean off Brazil's coast but failed to find the Roman Catholic priest who was using them in a bid to set a flight record. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

You heard about the first one here.. Now, another one. picked by deepchill 2 months ago

A long list of mysterious, and malicious, deaths of members of this dangerious cult. picked by buddha 3 months ago

Perspective: something the mainstream media refuses to give you. Did you know the number of soldiers lost during Clinton's "peacetime" years in office is more than DOUBLE what have been lost in Iraq to date?

*Contains link to actual congressional report. Educate yourself.* picked by flyonthewall 2 months ago

The New York Times is up to their normal biased bs. They are running a story showing how there have been 121 deaths caused by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. They try to paint the soldiers as victims of the war and of Bush of course. The numbers though, tell a different story, one showing far fewer deaths than the general population. Update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months 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 4 months ago

Claim: U.S. active duty military deaths were higher during the administration of President Clinton than during the administration of George W. Bush.

Status: False.

In light of THIS post picked by doggylives 2 months ago