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Now Brazilians are surfing more than just the web
The Oi Rio Pro surf competition is up and running, or “swimming” as some might say, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Oi Rio pro is held every spring around May. The Oi Rio Pro is the fourth spot in the Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour in both the men’s and the women’s world competition. The Oi Rio Pro is also the first stop outside of Australia which gives “home ocean advantage” to the Brazilians. Gabriel Medina, Adriano de Souza, and Filipe Toledo are three of the home grown surfers that are currently competing in the competition. Gabriel Medina is a stunning surfer, and won the World Championship title in Brazil at the end of 2014. Adriano de Souza is hot on the charts right now holding the number one spot on the Jeep Leaderboard and winner of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Filipe Toledo, on the other hand, is improving quickly and won the first stop of the surf tour at the Quicksilver Pro Gold Coast.
The competition got delayed a few days because the swells were too small for the surfers interest. Luckily, the competition started on May 11 with the surfers eager to get in the water and start competing. Unfortunately, the Oi Rio Pro is moving along slowly due to the smaller and inconsistent swells.
Make sure to check out the Oi Rio Pro at: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2015/mct
CW
Miraculous Recovery and Headache for the Record Books AJ
A Brazilian man survived after being stabbed in the skull with a knife during an argument with a random. He drove to safety with the knife in his head for over three hours. The 39 year old man was stabbed four times, three times in the torso, and once in the head. “He had the knife lodged in his head for this whole period but he was not aware of it,” he said. The knife was so deep in the mans head that only the handle was visible from his skull. “The knife crossed his head just behind the optical nerve, got very close to the olfactory nerve and (was) just a fraction from the gustatory nerve. He could have been blinded and could have lost his senses of smell and taste, but none of that happened and he is alive and healthy.” states CNN news. The man is now in the recovery center at the hospital and is healing greatly. Miracles do happen!
Sexual Child Abuse, Never Again AJ
The fate of a pregnant 10 year old in Paraguay has been the national debate this past week May 2015. Child rape is a big problem in South America and this situation has caused the nation to speak out. “The rallies came amid a fierce debate over what is best for the 10-year-old rape victim who is being denied an abortion. In Paraguay, the procedure is banned in all cases — even rape — except when the mother’s life is in danger.” states ABC News. The decision to not allow the little girl to get an abortion has gotten the United Nations human rights experts to get involved with the situation to help this little girl to receive her justice, and live on healthy. About 600 girls 14 or under become pregnant each year in this country of 6.8 million people. Studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control say thousands of children in the United States also give birth each year. In South America these cases are very common and the Nations are doing all they can to prevent events like these from happening again. 
“False Positives” Gain No Justice HW
In Buenaventura, Columbia, on Aug. 23, 2008, Víctor Gómez left his home outside of Bogotá, telling his family he had been offered work in another region of Columbia. Two days later Mr. Gómez was dead, with a bullet between his eyes, in a faraway morgue, where the army had reported him an enemy combatant killed in action. Mr. Gómez was just one of possibly thousands of civilians executed by Colombian military personnel between 2002 and 2008. Civilian prosecutors are currently investigating more than 3,000 cases, many involving young men lured by fake job offers to distant towns, where the army murdered them. Targets included the homeless, farmers, children and people with mental disabilities. In Colombia, the cases are known as “false positives.” Most of these cases remain unresolved.
“After six years, there still hasn’t been any justice,” said Carmenza Gómez, Víctor’s mother “We want justice for all the victims, they were tricked and didn’t deserve to die like that. Just because they were poor doesn’t mean they had no right to live.”
Holiday Feeding Frenzy HW
On Christmas day, roughly 70 people did not get a Christmas miracle, but a nightmare. On Christmas day there was a massive piranha attack in a Bolivia river.Thankfully none were killed, but many required medical attention at the scene. Many people were attacked on their feet and ankles. Some piranhas even managed to bite off fingers.
A heatwave is being blamed for attracting the piranhas to the shore. A piranhas bite is said to be more powerful than a great white sharks! Less damage is done due to their size. For these people, they could care less about their size.
Just remember, if you ever find yourself swimming in a Bolivia river, watch out for piranhas.
Unrest in Brazil
Over one million people protested in the streets of Brazil last week. People in Brazil are angry with the president Dilma Rousseff and are not happy with they way she has been governing. Since she has taken office in 2011, she’s had two different up roarings and dissatisfaction. First, “six of her ministries fell in the first ten months of her government due to corruption accusations” reports Diego Costa. And it sounds to me like it only gets worse from there. Members of her political party were also found guilty of a vote buying scheme. Now she is being investigated by the federal police for a multi-billion bribe scheme. And as Rousseff continues to hold power its only getting worse. Th protests throughout the streets were fighting for a new president because of their corrupt and unstable government. A stronger economy would also allow for accusations and blame to fall farther away from President Rousseff.
CW
Justice served by Chile’s Everyday Civilians HW
On November 26, 2014, everyday civilians served justice to a robber that was threatening their beloved home. When a robber (young male) was robbing an elderly man with a knife, nearby locals knew they had to take charge.
“This ‘flaite’ assaulted and put a knife to an old man’s neck. He struggled, but a group of men grabbed him and wrestled him to the ground,” one witness told press (information found at http://santiagotimes.cl/robber-tied-up-by-vigilante-citizens/)
After locals pinned the robber down, they rid him of his gun, striped him almost naked, and then tied him to a nearby light post with plastic wrap.
Some people may hear this news and think that the civilians have took their “justice serving” too far and had no need to ridicule the robber. Chile citizens may say differently. “Citizens may have good reason to deal out rough justice by themselves.” says The Santiago Times. You see, Chile’s policemen have not been very successful recently, with bringing justice to the streets of Chile by themselves. A local policemen revealed that “some 93 percent of robberies in the first half of 2014 — some 166,000 cases in total — went without any resulting arrests.” (anouther fact from The Santiago Times)
In conclusion, maybe the local police of Chile should give a “Thank you” to the bystanders that have made their job a little bit easier.
Mystery Helicopter Crash in Peru
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 seven people in Peru died in a helicopter crash. Five of those people were Americans. Minutes after the helicopter took off from the Pucallpa Airport, authorities lost communication with the pilot, and people in the control tower could see heavy smoke in the distance. The cause of the crash is still unknown to this day. luckily the helicopter did not have extra passengers on board for that flight, it was just employees from the airport. A local police said three of the bodies were found away from the site of helicopter’s crash and explosion, and those bodies had no burn injuries, leading authorities believe those three passengers jumped out before the helicopter crashed. Prayers go out to all the families who are related to the passengers who died that day.
Police are still investigating the site to figure out the causes of the helicopter crash for future helicopter flights.
– AJ
Worst Drought in Brazil’s History
Not only is California in a drought, but Brazil’s biggest city is as well. And not only are they in a drought but they are in the worst drought they have been in in over 80 years. As their taps running increasingly low the city is coming to a critical point. Brazil is used to an abundance of water in their country but in the past years the rain fall has been decreasing. Now as their tap is dangerously low. The water is turned off at 1 pm and not turned on until the next day. The government is also warning that the tap could dry up in four to five months. This would hurt the economy and the drought would last for up to four to five years. Sao Paulo is “introducing incentives for families using less water, fines for excessive use and installing water savers on taps,” says Donna Bowater. As Sao Paulo slowly runs out of water the whole countries economy will be affected and then Brazil will have a big problem on their hands.
CW
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