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News Brazil » Santa Catarina: Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/video/hot-air-balloon-in-brazil-catches-fire-and-falls-from-the-sky-killing-8-and-injuring-13-4f2a5384a946495ab25f03630b9079ef

Published on: Saturday 21 June 2025

A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said.

News Brazil » Santa Catarina: Santa Catarina, Brazil

News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/brazil-organized-crime-news/santa-catarina-brazil/

Published on: Wednesday 03 March 2021

Santa Catarina is a launchpad for cocaine destined for Europe and a transit point for marijuana and contraband headed to the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay. Criminal groups also ...

News Brazil » Santa Catarina: Brazil’s Santa Catarina Becoming Country’s MDMA Hub

News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/news/brazil-santa-catarina-becoming-country-mdma-hub/

Published on: Tuesday 28 September 2021

Authorities have made Brazil’s largest ever-seizure of ecstasy in the southern state of Santa Catarina in the latest example of how the production of the synthetic drug is spreading rapidly in the ...

News Brazil » Santa Catarina: Santa Catarina Emerges as Breeding Ground for Startups in Brazil

News channel or source: https://nearshoreamericas.com/santa-catarina-startups-tech-brazil-florianopolis/

Published on: Monday 08 February 2016

News Brazil » Santa Catarina: FAM 2026 International Film Festival returns to Santa Catarina, celebrating 30 years

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/fam-2026-international-film-festival-returns-to-santa-catarina-celebrating-30-years/ar-AA2bJDbn

Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026

FAM 2026 features 46 films and takes place from 3 to 9 September The 30th edition of the Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul International Film Festival (FAM 2026) will be held in Santa Catarina from 3 ...

News Brazil » Santa Catarina: Japan to resume Brazil chicken imports from Santa Catarina, local government says

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/japan-resume-brazil-chicken-imports-santa-catarina-local-govt-says-2023-08-18/

Published on: Friday 18 August 2023

SAO PAULO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan will resume chicken imports from Brazil's Santa Catarina state after a ban triggered by an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in backyard flocks there, ...