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FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at his home while under house arrest, in Brasilia

Daily News Lesson September 12 2025

Brazil's former president convicted of attempted coup

Learn about the conviction of Brazil's former president after attempts to overturn an election

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele waves during the international friendly soccer match between Algeria and Slovenia in Algiers

Daily News Lesson December 30 2022

Remembering Pelé’s legacy and global impact on soccer

Learn about the life and legacy of one of a great legend of the soccer world

Brazil's Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win presidency again

Daily News Lesson November 01 2022

Brazil’s former leftist leader ‘Lula’ defeats incumbent far-right President Bolsonaro

Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from this November 1, 2022

Protest against Brazilian President Bolsonaro's government, Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI)'s President Marcelo Augusto Xavier da Silva and for the search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, in Brasilia

Daily News Lesson June 20 2022

Third arrest made in murder of journalist, Indigenous activist in the Amazon — and other news for June 21, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

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Daily Video June 17 2016

Zika virus shadow looms over summer Olympics in Rio

Concern surrounding Zika virus has taken center stage in Brazil, as local organizers of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games assure the world that the country is safe for athletes and tourists.

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Student Voices August 26 2015

Why I'm taking a gap year in Brazil

Whenever I tell someone about my bridge year plans, they first appear baffled by the term and then flabbergasted by the fact that it doesn't fit the usual expectations post-high school.

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