2010年2月12日星期五

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Carnival blasts off in Rio amid heat wave (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST

Dancers from the Union da Ilha samba school perform at the Sambadrome stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Carnival runs Feb. 12 - 16. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Carnival erupted Friday in Rio with raucous street parties that brought together cheering, drum-beating locals with sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities.


Corruption probe snares Brazil capital governor (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:05 PM PST

AP - The governor of Brazil's capital city has been placed under provisional arrest while corruption allegations are investigated.
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