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An unusual scene daily draws the attention of drivers and pedestrians passing by Farrapos Avenue, corner with Cairú Street, since 23 August. Unemployed for 11 months, Delcimar Santos da Silva, 35, found a different way to look for a job. After ten interviews, more than 150 resumes sent and several "NO", he decided to go to the streets with a poster that expresses its interest in a job vacancy. - I never said not to work, always did everything they asked me - account while holding the placard in the pedestrian crossing, with the help of his son Gabriel da Silva, 13 years. Residents of the neighborhood Vera Cruz in Guaíba, he and his son they stay from noon to 15h in Farrapos Avenue. Then proceed to the corner of Ramiro Barcelos Street, where they remain until 17h. The honks and shouts of "Good luck!" are serving as support for both. In street, Delcimar makes clear: don't want nothing food or money, need a job. He is one of the 196,000 unemployed in ...

A family was chased and beaten by taxi drivers on the night of May 31 in Brasilia, after being mistaken for Uber drivers. The episode occurred when four brothers landed in the Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport and followed by car to Ceilândia, a nearby city. The Civil Police investigates the case. According to one of the victims, a taxi driver closed his car and after the collision, pretended he would "solve" the situation. The family was surrounded and attacked, despite the protests that were not Uber drivers. "When we pulled up, more than 50 taxi drivers have arrived at the car, breaking the car glass, knocking on people, and shouting, 'Kill that is Uber, death to the Uber', then I talked about: 'We are a family, we are coming trip, don't, don't', said one of the victims. Sticker says "I'm not a Uber driver" The case was registered at the 10th Police Station and one of the attackers recognized by ph...

A woman with 42 year old was raped in a land invaded, on the night of June 4, in the Castro Pires neighborhood in Teófilo Otoni city, in Minas Gerais. According to the military police, two men raped the victim in a wooden tent and canvas and are fugitives. According to the military, the victim, who showed signs of intoxication with alcohol, reported to police that she was in a bar when a man invited to his house. However, the victim was forcibly taken to camp and, according to her, she was forced to make sex into one of the Landless Movement tents. The victim said that when he arrived on the spot, another man was waiting. The woman was referred to a hospital in the city to carry out tests. Until 14:35 the next day, police also performed searches and no one had been arrested. In Brazil, the Landless Movement is a political grouping of communist orientation that aims at the end of private property, the end of the Catholic Church and the destruction of the market economy. ...

Young didn't withstood to exercises series and died A young particante of crossfit died in a academy of Brasília, after a cardiac arrest. Roberval Ferreira de Souza Junior, 35, began to feeling bad after finishing a series of activities. According to the fire department, people tried to revive the man, but he didn't resist. Crossfit is a new type of intense workouts that have conquered sport practitioners. For note, the gym Crossfit Selva said that immediately called the Fire and Rescue Department. According to the academy, the student received first aid from a medical student who practiced activities in the local. The academy mourned the death of the student and also guaranteed that it has taken all necessary measures. "The academy is giving all the necessary support to the victim's family and is awaiting the autopsy report. The manager of the Crossfit Selva  clarifies that the workouts are designed by professionals trained in physical education "...

A group of militants of President Dilma Rousseff chose the wrong place for his act: the Rio Sul Mall is one of the largest shopping centers of Rio de Janeiro. The group entered the food court, where there were some families with children and began to attack the people with verbal insults and even with physical aggression: some people who were consuming fast-food products were unfairly attacked. The group stayed for about 10 minutes screaming and caused disturbances. The leader of the militants, with a megaphone shouted, "This mall doesn't receive poor people. But today, stopped to receive us. " At the same time, they began a be booed by the mall users and store employees. At the end of the act, the group leader distributed bread with mortadella and they left the place. They expected support from the public but only managed to even be booed by  mall users. So security guards surrounded the group and drove them out, while the police was called.

Economic crisis creates unemployment in the automotive sector The Central Bank of Brazil (BC) revised its estimate of contraction of the economy in 2015 to 3.6%. The inflation in 2015 was 10.8%, more than double the center of the official target of 4.5%. For 2016, the forecast for economical growth remains negative. Similar to what happened in 2015, it is expected that more factories close their doors and unemployment in industry and commerce, will grow disproportionately. According to ministers and senior official of the government, the situation is uncertain and will depend on external factors such as the Chinese economy and the US elections. Agricultural production is expected to grow 1.7% and 0.5% in two years and is the only sector of the economy with positive growth. The basic interest rate (14.25% pa) and the dollar at BRL 4.00 should be maintained at least until 2018.

Family is expelled from social housing in Rio de Janeiro Residents of the housing program Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House, My Life), built with funds from the federal government, reported problems with drug traffic, action of local mafias, invasions, illegal sale of apartments and even killings at 16 Brazilian states. The sale of drugs is the most common occurrence: the 108 complaints submitted since April to the Ministries of Justice and of Cities, 70% involve the presence of traffickers, who sometimes, expel or murder the residents. After drug traffic, the second largest number of reports involve the invasion of apartments (in most cases, the crimes are correlated), present in 48% of complaints. In Rio Branco (AC), for example, a resident of Residential Rosa Linda, opened in 2011, was allegedly threatened, beaten and his property invaded. The complaints are anonymous. Rolândia (PR), in the area José Perazolo Park, a retired would have been kicked out of home by traff...