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Stefani boarded a bus for an overnight trip. She woke up a few hours later with her face slashed open

The nursing student was travelling with a friend when the nightmare unfolded.

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Stefani Firmo had her face slashed while she slept on an overnight bus from Recife to Salvador.

Dramatic rescue after fisherman survives 11 days at sea floating in a freezer

He thought he’d been rescued, but the unlucky Brazilian’s ordeal was far from over.

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Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues was stranded at sea for 11 days.

Beach tragedy as mum electrocuted in front of four-year-old daughter

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Camila Pinheiro da Costa (left) died after suffering an electrical shock, in a photo with her daughter (right).

Brazil death toll reaches 58 as mudslides and floods sweep through Rio de Janeiro

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Local authorities say the death toll from mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 58

Death toll mounts after section of canyon wall crashes onto tourist boats in Brazil

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At least six people have died when a section of cliff of a Brazilian canyon broke away and fell onto boats.

‘Stillborn’ baby about to be prepped for burial found alive

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A baby who was declared stillborn was actually alive. File image.