A bridge connecting two states in Brazil’s northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, killing at least one person and spilling sulfuric acid into the Tocantins River. The National Department of Transport Infrastructure said the central span of the 533-meter (0.3-mile) bridge, linking the cities of Estreito in Maranhao state and […]
Ten members of a family died early Sunday when their small plane slammed into a commercial district in the city of Gramado in southern Brazil, civil defense authorities said. Officials had earlier put the death count at nine. The plane, a Piper Cheyenne 400 turboprop, was being flown by a businessman named Luiz Claudio Salgueiro […]
By Ana Ionova Initial reports suggested it was unlikely that those on the plane survived. At least 14 other people were believed to have been injured on the ground. Source: The New York Times Category: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)