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Brazil's Bebel Gilberto performs at the Diana theatre in Guadalajara, Mexico, May 31, 2006. The New York-born Brazilian singer has released “João,” an album in tribute to her late father, the bossa nova giant João Gilberto. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias, File)

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On 'João', Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto honors her late father, bossa nova giant João Gilberto
By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press
Fri,09/08/23-6:54PM , 267 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — Since the start of her career, New York-born Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto has put out albums rooted in the South American nation's rich musical history. And in the sound of her family, too — that of her late father, bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto.
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A homeless man crosses a street in an area occupied by drug users known as Crackland, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 11, 2023. The decline of Sao Paulo's downtown area has accelerated over the last year, where crack users seem to be everywhere, roaming the central streets of South America's biggest city. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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Drug abuse is soaring in Sao Paulo's downtown. Users, residents and shop owners are all suffering
By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press
Sat,06/24/23-11:16PM , 209 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — The decline of the downtown area of Sao Paulo, Brazil has accelerated over the last year. Crack users seem to be everywhere, roaming the central streets of South America's biggest city. Shop owners worry about robberies and residents fret about muggings.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Saturday, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Former President Donald Trump will release “Letters to Trump” a new book next month that features letters from celebrities and politicians written to him through the years. The book includes a letter from Bolsonaro, the former far-right president of Brazil, who, like Trump, refused to accept his election defeat, claiming, without evidence, that the nation’s voting system was prone to fraud. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Brazil watchdog tells Bolsonaro to cede jewels from Saudis
By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press
Wed,03/22/23-7:20PM , 97 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian government watchdog voted Wednesday to give former President Jair Bolsonaro five working days to return to authorities a set of jewels he received from Saudi Arabia in 2021.
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Leandro Vieira, carnival director of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, plays the guitar and wears a costume in honor of late Brazilian singer Gal Costa, during the pre-carnival parade by the Cordao do Boitata block in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Vieira's job includes helping pick the samba school's theme for the year, calling shots on the material for costumes and often choosing who will feature on the top of majestic floats. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Party animal becomes legendary Carnival parade director
By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press
Tue,02/21/23-2:45PM , 338 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Few Brazilians can claim to dominate their field as much, and at such a young age, as the 39-year-old Carnival showman Leandro Vieira.
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