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Pop-Country Band at Center of Tragic Brazil Club Fire

Billy Dukes — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:47:48 +0000

Officials say pyrotechnics set off by the band Gurizada Fandangueira started a fire that killed 233 people in southern Brazil early Sunday morning (Jan. 27). Many more are being treated for injuries as crews dig through the debris at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria. The Brazilian pop-country band boasts its pyrotechnics show on their [...]

Nightclub Fire Kills Hundreds in Brazil

Chris Kissel — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:59:24 +0000

The death toll in a horrific nightclub fire in Brazil as risen to 232, according to news sources. This number is updated from the original count of 245 first reported by local news sources. A fire started at the Boate Kiss nightclub around 2 AM in the southern city of Santa Maria. The club was [...]

Brazilian Man Thought Dead Walks in on His Own Wake

Randy McCoy — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:01:32 +0000

Just imagine the shock, your whole family is gathered at the family home to mourn the passing of a loved one and the deceased walks in. The family of 41 year old Gilberto Araujo thought he was a victim of a car wash shooting when police called and told his brother he was killed and his body was at the morgue. At the morgue, Araujos’ brother, Jose, identified the body as his brothers and took it to his mother’s house for the wake.