Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil

In this March 27, 2013 photo, students occupy the administrative offices of the Rio de Janeiro Rural Federal University, UFRRJ, to protest the school's conditions in Seropedica, Brazil. Laboratories routinely flood when it rains, lecture halls reach oven-like temperatures because the burned-…

Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil

In this March 27, 2013 photo, veterinary students attend class where they will dissect a pig at the Rio de Janeiro Rural Federal University, UFRRJ, in Seropedica, Brazil. With the department's incinerator long on the fritz, the stomach-turning, formaldehyde-drenched mass of animal carcasses …

Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil

Int his March 27, 2013 photo, veterinary students dissect a pig during class at the Rio de Janeiro Rural Federal University, UFRRJ, in Seropedica, Brazil. With the department's incinerator long on the fritz, the stomach-turning, formaldehyde-drenched mass of animal carcasses and organs grows…

Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil

In this March 27, 2013 photo, a shell of an unfinished building, which has no flooring, windows or doors, sits abandoned at the Rio de Janeiro Rural Federal University, UFRRJ, in Seropedica, Brazil. The school's budget multiplied more than 20-fold in recent years, rising from $7.4 million in…

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

In this Feb. 27, 2013 photo, cars are reflected in a building's windows in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Experts and engineers inside the automotive industry say cars in Brazil are produced with weaker welds, scant safety features and inferior materials compared to similar models manufactured for …

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

In this Feb. 27, 2013 photo, cars are reflected in a building's windows in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Experts and engineers inside the automotive industry say cars in Brazil are produced with weaker welds, scant safety features and inferior materials compared to similar models manufactured for …

Celebrity photos of the week

U.S. actress Halle Berry poses during a photo call to promote her new movie “The Call” at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Abren taquillas para dar 'Grito' con el 'sol'

La venta de boletos para las presentaciones septembrinas de Luis Miguel en Las Vegas arranca hoy 29 de Marzo. "Luis Mirrey" actuará tres días para celebrar la Independencia de México con sus compatriotas en este país.

John Mayer and Katy Perry

U.S. singer and actress Katy Perry poses for photos during the red carpet of her movie "Part of me 3D" premiere in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In Brazil, decades of intermarriage haven't changed whites' supremacy

TV producer Nubia de Lima is a rarity in Brazil, a black woman with a good income and social status.

Celebrity photos of the week

U.S. actress Eva Longoria poses for photos on the red carpet upon his arrival to attend the Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Around the world

A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Fat Tuesday, the last day of the festivities.

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

Revelers participate in the "Carmelitas" street carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. "Carmelitas" is a band started in 1990 by a group of friends who gathered for soccer and drinks just outside a Carmelite convent. Jokes about the possibility of nuns escaping to j…

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

The mythical jester figure who reigns over Carnival, King Momo, is represented by the the crowned and costumed Milton Rodrigues Junior who arrives for the official kick-off ceremony flashing a thumbs-up, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. An estimated half million visitors to t…

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, samba dancer Diana Prado, right, is with her costume as she prepares for a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Though samba dancers, or "passistas," as they're known in Portuguese, are unquestionably the star attractions o…

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, samba dancer Diana Prado, right, rehearses at the Sao Clemente samba school headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prado spends her daylight hours working as a supervisor at a call center. At night, she is a samba dancer, or "passista," as they're …

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, samba dancer Diana Prado performs during a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prado spends her daylight hours working as a supervisor at a call center. At night, she is a samba dancer, or "passista," as they're known in P…

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, samba dancer Diana Prado, right, warms up for a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A call center supervisor by day the 27-year-old's double life is split down the middle between the glitz and glam, feathers and body paint…

Fat Tuesday celebrations around the world

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, "passista," or samba dancer Diana Prado performs in a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A call center supervisor by day the 27-year-old's double life is split down the middle, between the glitz and glam, feathers and bod…

Best Wire Photos of 2012

A dove perches on the glass top coffin of Brazilian Cardinal Eugenio Sales, during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sales, Archbishop Emeritus of Rio de Janeiro, provided shelter to thousands of opponents of the military regime that once ruled Brazil and to political refugees fleeing t…

Around the world

An indigenous man lights a fire as others dance after a news conference in the Indian Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. They want to prevent the destruction of the museum for renovations of Maracana stadium, which will host major soccer events in coming years.

Around the world

An indigenous man lights a fire as others dance after a news conference in the Indian Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. They want to prevent the destruction of the museum for renovations of Maracana stadium, which will host major soccer events in coming years.

Animal shots of the week

Carrying a cat, a model wears a creation from Oh Boy winter collection during Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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