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Teen shipwrecked off Brazilian coast
An Auckland teenager spent 18 hours clinging to a liferaft off the coast of Brazil after her ship capsized.
Kiwi among people saved from Canadian ship
A New Zealander was one of 64 people rescued from a Canadian sailing ship, filled with high school and university students, that sunk off the coast of Brazil.
Rio Carnival: First win in 7 decades for samba group
The Unidos da Tijuca samba group has been crowned champion of the Rio Carnival parades for the first time in more than seven decades.
Preteen samba queen breaks down at Rio Carnival
The youngest drum corps queen in Carnival memory broke down crying after being surrounded by cameras.
Lovebirds Madonna and Jesus rock in Rio
Queen of pop Madonna's tabloid-friendly romance with toyboy lover Jesus Luz is back on the boil.
Competitive kissing in Rio
At Rio's Carnival, collecting as many pecking partners as possible at one of the 650 massive street parties is truly a competitive sport.
Chopper crashes during Sao Paulo rush hour
A TV news helicopter pilot steered his crippled, out-of-control aircraft away from a busy highway before crashing.
Preteen as Carnival queen stirs Rio controversy
She is the Shirley Temple of samba, a seven-year-old named to a coveted Carnival role normally reserved for barely clad models.
Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants
Western food manufacturers are buying so little sustainable palm oil that the system set up to limit damage to tropical forests caused by the world's cheapest vegetable oil is in danger of collapse.
Extreme sports jump set to break the speed of sound
An extreme sports enthusiast from Austria looks set to break the speed of sound as he attempts the world's highest ever parachute jump.
Madonna 'desperate for a baby Jesus'
Queen (mother) of pop Madonna and her Brazilian boy toy lover Jesus Luz are planning to try for a baby, writes Myrddin Gwynedd.