Some believed it was due to Pope Francis's visit to Rio in July. Others thought it was because of the Confederations Cup to be held next month. Rumors that the Bolsa FamÃlia program would be suspended made thousands of people who benefit from the federal government's social program form long lines at Caixa Econômica Federal bank branches in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro and in the Baixada Fluminense on Saturday afternoon - they wanted to withdraw the funds given by the federal government.The rumor was denied by the federal government and by Caixa.
Glossary:
believed – acreditavam
due – devido
be held – acontecerá
thousands – milhares
lines – filas
branches – agências
withdraw – sacar
was denied – foi negado
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Heavy rains hit Rio de Janeiro causing the closure of Santos Dumont Airport and much flooding, major traffic and power outages around the Rio metropolitan area. Traffic delays continued throughout the day and into the night leaving Santos Dumont closed for over nine hours. Chaos ensued at the airport as 68 flights were canceled and 44 were delayed.
Trees fell in both Botafogo and Flamengo neighborhoods. This created massive traffic jams in the Zona Sul neighborhoods of Botafogo, Humaitá, Flamengo and Gávea.
Glossary:
heavy rains – chuvas pesadas
hit – atingiram
closure – fechamento
flooding – inundações
power outages – falta de enegia
delays – atrasos
throughout – durante todo
leaving – deixando
chaos – caos
ensued – se instalou
flights – voos
delayed – atrasados
fell – cairam
neighborhoods – bairros
traffic jams – congestionamentos
Click here to read more A Brazilian tourist has died and 24 others have been injured after a hot air balloon crashed in central Turkey, according to officials.
The balloon is said to have collided with the basket of another over Cappadocia's rock formations, before crashing to the ground.
Canadian tourist E Wayne Ross filmed the incident from a nearby balloon.
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Glossary:
injured – feridos
crashed – caiu
over – sobre
rock – rochosas
ground – solo
nearby – próximo
Click here to read more Despite controversy surrounding delays and cost overruns, Rousseff said the 71,000-seat venue was now the source of pride among Brazilians."A year ago they said that we wouldn't build our stadiums, that they wouldn't be ready. But now we are seeing that the stadiums have been built and are being opened. I am extremely proud of the quality and modernity of the facilities. It's a demonstration of Brazilians' capacity to successfully carry out what many said was beyond us," Rousseff said.
Glossary:
despite – apesar
delays – atrasos
cost overruns – estouro no orçamento
seat – assentos
venue – local
source of pride – motivo de orgulho
among – entre
wouldn’t build – não construirÃamos
ready – prontos
proud – orgulhosa
carry out – realizar
was beyond us – estava além de nossa capacidade
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Brazil is using more than 20,000 troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in June.
The Defense Ministry says in a statement that 25,000 army, navy and air force troops began deployment on Saturday along the nearly 17,000 kilometers of border Brazil shares with its neighbors.
Planes, helicopters, and patrol boats will be used to stop drug trafficking, arms smuggling and other crimes, as well as the entry of illegal immigrants during the June 15-30 World Cup warm-up tournament.
Glossary:
troops – soldados
borders – fronteiras
ahead – antes
tournament – torneio
statement – comunicado
army – exército
navy – marinha
began deployment – começaram a implementação
nearly – aproximadamente
shares – divide
boats – barcos
arms smuggling – contrabando de armas
as well as – bem como
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Star Trek Into Darkness has topped the US box office but failed to beat the opening weekend of the previous Star Trek film.
The film took US$70.6 million over the weekend according to early estimates. The 2009 Star Trek film took US$75.2 million for its opening weekend.
Into Darkness knocked Iron Man 3 into second place with US$35.2 million. The Great Gatsby dropped to third.
Glossary:
has topped – liderou
box office – bilheteria
failed to beat – não conseguiu superar
opening weekend – final de semana de estréia
according to – de acordo com
early estimates – estimativas iniciais
knocked – derrubou
second place – segundo lugar
dropped – caiu
Click here to read more Taylor Swift has won eight awards at this year's US Billboard Music Awards.
The country pop singer won categories that included, Top Female Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist and Top Country Artist.
She said to the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had."
Glossary:
has won – ganhou
awards – prêmios
singer – cantor
top female artist – melhor artista feminine
crowd – audiência, público
longest – mais longo
relationship – relacionamento
Click here to read more Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo's Wii U console.
Despite being a launch partner for the gaming device, EA said it had no developers working on future titles.
The news was a blow to Nintendo on the day that would unveil a fresh marketing strategy to boost interest in the Wii U.
Glossary:
has revealed – revelou
currently – atualmente
development – desenvolvimento
despite – apesar
launch partner – parceiro de lançamentos
gaming device – dispositivo de jogos
developers – criadores
titles – tÃtulos, jogos
news – notÃcia
blow – golpe
unveil – revelar
fresh – nova
boost – aumentar
Click here to read more A pioneering program to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.
It will look for genes such as those which led Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie to have a double mastectomy.
The results will be used to pick targeted drugs or decide how much of the tissue around a tumor to remove.
Glossary:
pioneering – pioneiro
nearly – quase
risk genes – genes de risco
treatment – tratamento
NHS – Sistema Nacional de Saúde
look for – procurar
such as – tais como
led – levaram
double mastectomy – mastectomia dupla
pick – escolher
targeted – direcionadas
tissue – tecido
around – ao redor
Click here to read more Yahoo has announced some major updates to its Flickr photo-sharing service.
"Tonight is about Flickr," Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said at an event in New York City Monday evening. "It is about how we can make Flickr awesome again."
To that end, Yahoo announced three main changes to Flickr: a cleaner design, a new Android app and much more storage space than any competing photo service offers.
Glossary:
major updates – atualizações importantes
photo-sharing service – serviço de compartilhamento de fotos
awesome – fantástico
again – novamente
to that end – com este propósito
main changes – mudanças principais
cleaner – mais limpo
storage – armazenamento
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