Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Samsung alleging poor working conditions at a factory in the Amazon and demanding more than $100 million in damages, the government said. The Ministry of Labor said on Tuesday…
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Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women 2013
Forbes have released their annual list of the World’s Most Powerful women. And top of that list: German chancellor Angela Merkel. According to the Forbes website, making the exclusive list is based on money, media presence…
King Momo kicks off Rio Carnival
Under a shower of confetti, portly King Momo on Friday officially kicked off Rio’s famed Carnival, a five-day extravaganza that will climax in spectacular weekend parades of top samba schools. Milton Rodrigues da Silva, the…
World’s smelliest, largest flower called ‘Misshapen Giant Penis’
Hundreds of visitors are flocking daily to a botanical garden in southeastern Brazil to watch the rare blooming of the Titan arum, the world’s smelliest and largest tropical flower. Also known as the “corpse flower”…
Brazil: Nationwide pageant for cutest female bottom
Brazil’s upcoming municipal elections are being overshadowed by the Miss Bum Bum pageant, a nationwide online contest to find the cutest female behind. Young ladies representing the country’s 26 states and the federal district Brasilia…
Sao Paulo Fashion Week kicks off
Alexandre Herchcovitch, Animale and Tufi Duek were the first to unveil their latest creations at the Biennal pavilion in the city’s Ibirapuera Park. Ronaldo Fraga, Agua de Coco, Ellus, Joao Pimenta, Forum and Juliana Jabour are among the others…