Historical Event: November 15, 1889

Brazilian Republic

On November 15, 1889, the Brazilian Monarchy was overthrown and a republic was formed. Benjamin Constant taught republican believes such as abolition of slavery. Some other changes were separation of church and state, civil marriage, and abolished titles of nobility.

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Forget The Bossa Nova, Brazil Is Now The Country Of Electronic Music

Throughout the years brazil has been known for genres of music like samba and boss's nova yet studies are now showing that it is the hotspot for electronic music and it is not hard to see why with all of the extravagant night clubs and festivities.
Electro rise

More Violence in Complexo do Alemão

Violence in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão continues with the death of two police officers over the past week.  The growing number of civilian fatalities during clashes of this nature in Brazil has attracted international attention. Between 2001 and 2011, more than ten thousand people were killed during police confrontations in the state of Rio in cases classified as ‘acts of resistance’, according to a study by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), led by sociologist Michel Misse.

Shootings

Brazil's Most "prized" Possessions

Sporting events in Brazil are seen as the greatest thing since sliced bread.Whether you love them or hate them, Brazil's beloved teams are always bringing home some hardware in Olympic events and causing a stir in the sports world. The passion that brazil has for their country is outstanding and the concentration for there fanaticism is in the countries most popular sports which are both soccer and volleyball. They truly excel in both sports and they constantly remind us as the women's volleyball team beat our very own USA team in London's Olympics this past year. 
Brazil sports

Cloning in Brazil

The Brazilian government’s agricultural research agency, EMBRAPA, is now in the early stages of using genetic material retrieved from roadkill in the Cerrado, a vast savanna in the country’s northeast, to create new animals.

Cloning

Argentinian football team attacked in Brazil

The final of the Copa Sudamericana between Brazilia side Sao Paolo and Tigre, from Argentina, ended at half-time on Wednesday night after Tigre’s players were wounded in an alleged attack by Sao Paolo’s security staff.

Football

In 2005, a scandal emerged when a politican claimed that the Workers' Party was buying politican's votes in Congress. This scandal was only recently brought to court, creating the "trial of the century". Adding onto the corruption among the Workers' Party, the money used to bribe policians was supposed to have come from bank loans and advertising contracts.

Corruption in Brazil: Worth the Wait