Read more Brazil stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1841/brazil.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSun, 22 Nov 2009 3:34:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73944/airport-nabs-brit-with-1000-spiders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British pet shop owner was nabbed at the airport in Rio de Janiero this week after customs officers found 1,000 live spiders in his checked baggage. Police say it's the biggest seizure of wildlife ever made at the airport. The spider-smuggler now faces up to a year in...http://www.newser.com/story/73944/airport-nabs-brit-with-1000-spiders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 2:05:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73841/bad-weather-blamed-for-brazil-blackout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeavy rain and strong wind last night caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians—60 million people—in the dark, officials said today as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country's infrastructure before soccer's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The weather made transformers on a...http://www.newser.com/story/73841/bad-weather-blamed-for-brazil-blackout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73746/millions-without-power-in-brazil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrouble at the world’s largest hydroelectric dam has millions in Brazil without power tonight. Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro—the nation’s largest cities, with combined metropolitan populations well beyond 20 million—are affected, as are many smaller towns. An official at the Itaipu dam tells the BBC that it...http://www.newser.com/story/73746/millions-without-power-in-brazil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:10:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73657/brazil-school-lifts-minidress-expulsion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Brazilian woman whose short, pink dress caused a near-riot at a private college and led to her expulsion will be allowed to return to class. The private Bandeirante University today reversed its decision to expel 20-year-old Geisy Arruda following a flood of negative reaction in a nation where skimpy...http://www.newser.com/story/73657/brazil-school-lifts-minidress-expulsion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 21:08:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73595/student-expelled-for-minidress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 20-year-old woman was expelled from a Brazilian university and accused of violating "ethical principles and academic dignity and morality" after wearing a short pink dress to class, the AP reports. Her expulsion comes a month after she was escorted off campus amid the heckling and cursing of her classmates...http://www.newser.com/story/73595/student-expelled-for-minidress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:46:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71957/gangs-down-police-chopper-as-rio-burns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBrazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for its just-won 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos that saw gangs shoot down a police helicopter, killing two cops and injuring four. The hourslong turf war between rival gangs in...http://www.newser.com/story/71957/gangs-down-police-chopper-as-rio-burns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 9:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70912/congrats-rio-now-get-to-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRio de Janeiro waltzed into Copenhagen on Friday, elbowed a couple of superpowers aside, whispered in the IOC's ear, and made off with the 2016 Olympics. But now in the cold light of day, Brazil has some serious roll-up-the-sleeves work to do. Its onetime oceanside gem now hangs on a...http://www.newser.com/story/70912/congrats-rio-now-get-to-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 12:53:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70849/rio-to-host-2016-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting today in Copenhagen. Chicago was knocked out in the first round, Tokyo in the second. Rio had played heavily on...http://www.newser.com/story/70849/rio-to-host-2016-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70843/chicago-loses-olympic-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo much for the clout of the Obamas and Oprah. Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympics after being eliminated in today's first round of voting in Copenhagen. Despite personal appeals by the president and first lady, the city got the fewest votes in the International Olympic Committee...http://www.newser.com/story/70843/chicago-loses-olympic-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 11:25:00 CDT