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Brazil sweetens terms for Rio-Sao Paulo bullet train

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil set more attractive and less risky terms on Thursday to attract international bids to operate a high-speed train between its two biggest cities after an attempt last year found no takers. Full story

Plane crash caught on tape in Brazil

  Watch as a small Cessna airplane careens right off the landing strip at a Sao Paulo regional airport, seriously injuring the captain. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports.

Band of deaf students invited to World Cup

  A band conductor in Sao Paolo, Brazil is teaching deaf students how to play musical instruments. He says this has helped improve the social skills of the children and their teachers say they have become more focused in the classroom. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

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