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Runner-up snatches crown off winner in Brazil beauty pageant

RIO DE JANEIRO— A Brazilian beauty pageant took a bizarre turn when the first runner-up snatched the crown off the winner of

Brazil approves marijuana derivative for medical treatment

Brazil Wednesday for the first time approved the use of a marijuana derivative to treat people suffering from severe seizures and other conditions.

Miss World Philippines makes it to quarterfinals

The Philippines’ candidate to the Miss World 2014 competition in London, Valerie Weigmann, made it to the quarterfinals late Sunday (almost 12 midnight, Philippine time).

Y.O.T.: A must-have for celebrities

MORE and more celebrities wear the watch as a style statement. Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Enrique Gil and Robi Domingo endorse Your Own Time or Y.O.T.!

World Cup visitors sample Amazon life at village

At the sound of an approaching boat, the people of this river village run out to greet their visitors, feather headdresses bobbing, loincloths and grass skirts rustling. Riding atop two of the women’s heads, baby monkeys grab fistfuls of hair as they clutch on for dear life.

World Cup kitsch: From dog jerseys to Brazil condoms

World Cup fans are expressing their love of the game in wild ways, wearing patriotic nail polish, dressing up dogs with jerseys and showing their passion under the sheets with Brazil-inspired condoms.

136 variations of Brazilian skin colors

When Brazilians were given a chance to describe their skin color, they came up with 136 shades and variations. The survey was done in 1976 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and was published again in a 2011 Congressional document titled: The Constitutional Commission on Justice and Citizenship.