Sao Luis (Brazil)

Dunes and lagoons beckon in Brazil's wild north-east

Jericoacoara, Brazil - Many places in north-eastern Brazil remain insider tips, even for Brazilians. One of them is the area between the fishing village of Jericoacoara and the colonial city of Sao Luis, an almost surreal-...

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Visiting Beautiful Lencois Maranhenses

appeal. The first time you set eyes on the Lencois Maranhanses you’ll almost certainly be blown away. A dazzling white desert dotted with many brightly coloured turquoise lakes, filled with fish continues to baffle both...

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ANGEO: Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities based on ...

Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities based on observational data from the SpreadFEx campaign, M. A. Abdu, E. Alam Kherani, I. S. Batista, E. R. de Paula, D. C. Fritts, and J. H. A. Sobral,...

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IHG Signs Agreements for Five New Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express Hotels Throughout Brazil...

Signings Will Spread IHG’s Presence in Brazil to 12 Cities MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Furthering its reach within Latin America’s most populous country, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), (LON:IHG) (NYSE:IHG - News) (ADRs), the...

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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park: Natural Surrealism

By Leonardo Vintiñi Epoch Times Staff May 30, 2009 In Maranhão, Brazil, resides one of nature's most spectacular wonders. Located just a few miles from the state capital, Sao Luis, the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park appears...

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Brazil boosts flood aid for 308K left homeless

Military personnel load bags of relief supplies to assist flood victims in Sao Luis, Maranhao state, Brazil, Monday, May 11, 2009. Across a vast swath of the country, flooding has killed 40 and forced nearly 300,000 Brazilians...

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UPDATE 1-Vale may declare force majeure on iron ore exports

Vale declares force majeure for domestic iron ore supply * Measure may extend to exports if flooding persists (Recasts with possibility of force majeure on exports) SAO PAULO, May 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale...

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Brazil Flood Death Toll Rises as Aid Rushed to Victims

At least 29 people have been killed by floods and mudslides in northern Brazil as authorities struggle to rush aid to dozens of small cities cut off from civilization by overflowing rivers in the Amazon region, officials said...

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15 dead, 70,000 homeless in Brazil floods

RIO DE JANEIRO: Severe flooding has hit Brazil's perennially drought-stricken northeast, killing 15 people and leaving 70,000 others homeless, authorities said Monday. The states most affected by the flooding are Maranhao,...

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Floods, mudslides leave 16,000 homeless, 3 dead in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Floods and mudslides from heavy rain have led to three deaths and left more than 16,000 people homeless in Brazil, local media said on Friday. In the northeastern Maranhao state, the...

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