Geisy Arruda: Brazilian Student Expelled Over Mini Dress That Caused Riot

“A Brazilian university expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students when she wore a short, pink dress to class, taking out newspaper ads Sunday to publicly accuse her of immorality.

The private Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, said 20-year-old Geisy Arruda disrespected ‘ethical principles, academic dignity and morality.” Link

Search For Bodies From Air France Crash Ends

“Brazil has ended the search for more bodies from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month, calling the task “impossible,” but the search for the jet’s flight recorders will go on. Brazilian and French searchers have recovered large chunks of debris and 51 bodies from Air France Flight 447, which disappeared with 228 people on board late May 31.” Link

17 Bodies Found In Air France 447 Crash

17 Bodies Found In Air France 447 Crash (more…)

Brazil: 9 Yr. Old Rape Victim Aborts Twins, Catholic Church Disagreed?

Brazil: 9 Yr. Old Rape Victim Aborts Twins, Catholic Church Disagreed?

Nude Brazil Model Painters Have Boom Time

Nude Brazil Model Painters Have Boom Time

Brazil Carnival Queen Viviane Castro To Paint Obama On Her Body

“‘This year I will come back with minimal clothing again but honoring the great political figure Barack Obama,’ Castro told the G1 Web site in comments confirmed by Neiva. ‘Everyone, in a certain way, is looking at him to create a good government and take the world out of the crisis.’ X-9 Paulistana’s parade theme is about the Amazon, but Neiva said the school decided to add the American president to the mix because ‘Obama will be different in making sure the environment is preserved.’” [Link]

Model Mariana Bridi da Costa Has Hands & Feet Amputated Due To Urinary Tract Infection

Mariana Bridi da Costa picture

“Mariana Bridi da Costa fell ill on December 30, and was initially diagnosed with kidney stones, Agence-France Presse reported Thursday. But, it turned out she had come down with the infection pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium, which can often prove fatal. The infection quickly spread, causing her to go back to the hospital for tests. That’s when doctors discovered septicemia had set into her limbs, cutting off circulation, the news agency reported. As a result, doctors were forced to amputate.” [Link]

Cargo Plane Flies Penguins South

“More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil’s equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday. Onlookers cheered as the young Magellanic penguins were set free on a beach in southern Brazil and scampered into the ocean, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement.” [Link]

Naomi Campbell Gets $18.5 Million Penthouse From Russian Billionaire

“Naomi Campbell has finally hit it big with her Russian billionaire, Vladimir Doronin. The two were just in her favorite country, Brazil, where he dropped a cool $18.5 million on a penthouse apartment for Campbell in Jardins, the Upper East Side of Sao Paolo, after Campbell told him how much she loved the country” [Link]