RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.Full story
Little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since a nightclub fire killed 242 people earlier this year in southern Brazil, relatives of the victims said Wednesday. Full story
Two new species of short-tailed whip scorpions have been found living deep inside the cool, humid caves of northeastern Brazil, a study reports. Full story
Inmates at a prison in Brazil are being trained to knit and crochet. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
Video of a firefight between Brazilian police and an alleged drug trafficker goes viral; a Brooklyn-based blogger is documenting the lives of NYC subway musicians; and a 17-year-old coder invents software that prevents TV spoiler alerts from entering your Twitter feed.
Japanese researchers say a large slab of granite has been found deep in the Atlantic Ocean, suggesting a continent may have once existed off the coast of Brazil. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.
When two planes in the same airspace collide it’s a rarity, but it still happens. In 2006, a small business jet lost radio contact and the results were catastrophic. TODAY’s Lester Holt reports, with an interview with the New York Times business travel columnist Joe Sharkey who experienced the 2006
A building in Sao Paulo, Brazil has been transformed into a massive screen for pedestrians to use to play video games. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer's CEO Frederico Curado is seen in his office as he speaks during the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit 2013 in Sao Paulo May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer's CEO Frederico Curado speaks during the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit 2013 in Sao Paulo May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Brazil's Kroton Educacional SA Chief Executive Officer Rodrigo Galindo holds a pen as he attends the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit 2013 in Sao Paulo May 23, 2013. Kroton, which last month announced plans to acquire rival Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA to become the world's largest
Brazil's Kroton Educacional SA Chief Executive Officer Rodrigo Galindo attends the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit 2013 in Sao Paulo May 23, 2013. Kroton, which last month announced plans to acquire rival Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA to become the world's largest private-education
