Influencer Melissa Said is accused of leading a criminal gang involved with the distribution of cannabis and money laundering in the state of Bahia in northeast Brazil.

Bus crashes in north-eastern Brazil, killing 15 people, say police ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 18 (Sat) @ 17:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Driver lost control of bus in Saloá in Pernambuco state and cause of accident is under investigation

A passenger bus in north-eastern Brazil has crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side,…

9 months ago

Farm worker 'beats colleague to death and 'eats his brain' on first day in the job' ○

found 2025 › Aug › 14 (Thu) @ 17:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The brutal killing took place on August 12 at Fazenda Baixinha, a rural property in Ilheus, in the far south of the Brazilian state of Bahia.

14 months ago

‘We feel the pain but there is also joy’: the healing power of diasporic connection ○

found 2025 › Apr › 01 (Tue) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Legacies of Enslavement programme aims to atone for the Guardian’s past while highlighting the lasting impact of transatlantic slavery

Illustrations by Ngadi Smart

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. In capoe…

15 months ago

Brazil fights Harvard to reclaim African rebel’s skull after 190 years ○

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 15:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The remains were taken to the US during a revolt led by Muslim slaves

In January 1835, wearing religious robes and carrying amulets inscribed with prayers and passages from the Qur’an, hundreds of Afr…

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