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
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank chief Alexandre Tombini said on Tuesday that policymakers will do whatever is necessary to bring down inflation, maintaining a hawkish tone ahead of next week's monetary policy decision. 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.
Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil drives during the first practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Pratta(MONACO - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)
Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil takes a corner during the first practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (MONACO - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT F1)
Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil drives during the first practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (MONACO - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT F1)
Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil is pushed in the pit area during the first practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (MONACO - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT F1)
