Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Geithner pledges to work with Brazil on China (Reuters)
• Rio horrified as Carnival preps go up in flames (AFP)
• Carnival in flames: fire destroys samba warehouses (AP)
• Fire 'destroys Rio carnival venue' (AFP)
• Is Brazil Ready to Investigate Past Human-Rights Abuses? (Time.com)

Geithner pledges to work with Brazil on China (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:22 AM PST Reuters - The United States and Brazil will work together to pressure China on its undervalued currency, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated on Monday in comments that reinforced an emerging alliance between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest economies.

Rio horrified as Carnival preps go up in flames (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:02 AM PST AFP - Rio's famed Carnival due to be held next month was dealt a devastating blow Monday when a fire destroyed workshops containing some of the floats and thousands of intricate costumes made for the event.

Carnival in flames: fire destroys samba warehouses (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:21 AM PST AP - Rio de Janeiro's world-famed Carnival went up in flames Monday for thousands of people who spent nearly a year preparing for the spectacular event.

Fire 'destroys Rio carnival venue' (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:47 AM PST AFP - A large fire has destroyed Samba City, a part of Rio de Janeiro where costumes and floats for the city's famed carnival are being made, media reports and officials said on Monday.

Is Brazil Ready to Investigate Past Human-Rights Abuses? (Time.com) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:40 PM PST Time.com - With a former left-wing guerrilla and political prisoner as President, Brazil inches toward confronting decades-old charges of murder, torture and forced exile

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