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No Longer Teeny: Brazil Gets Bigger Bikinis!
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In response to burgeoning Brazilian waistlines, some bikini manufacturers are finally beginning to sit up and take notice of the demand for plus-size bikinis.
The statistics institute ran a study in 2010 that revealed 48% of women and 50% of men are currently overweight compared to 29% of women and 18% of men in 1985. “It used to be bikinis were only in tiny sizes...
EXCLUSIVE: Peek Inside the World of the Victoria's Secret Angels
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The madness was in full swing backstage before the Victoria’s Secret fashion show (airing tonight on CBS at 10PM), but we were able to sneak in a few questions for a few of our favorite Latina Angels to answer. Here’s a peek inside their world:
What is the one thing that makes you feel the most sexy?
Joan Smalls (...
EXCLUSIVE: 'Homeland' Star Morena Baccarin: "This Country Makes a Huge Deal About Nudity"
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In the new Showtime drama Homeland, Brazilian actress Morena Baccarin plays a woman who is married to one man and in love with another. Baccarin, who is best known for her roles on hit sci-fi shows like V and Serenity...
Gisele Bündchen is the Fourth Highest-Earning Woman in Hollywood
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We know Gisele Bündchen is raking in the dough! The 31-year-old Brazilian supermodel is the face of a slew of campaigns, including Victoria’s Secret (of course!), Esprit, and the lingerie brand Hope, and it all adds up—so it was no surprise to us when we learned that Bündchen made the Forbes...
Brazilian Tribe Vanishes After Suspected Drug Traffickers Raid Village
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After suspected cocaine smugglers from Peru raided a jungle area in western Brazil, a lost Indian tribe that claimed the area as its home vanished according to Brazilian officials. Indian affairs experts in the largest South American country believe that the tribe might have run away in fear after the suspected smugglers raided a Brazilian guard post that was protecting...
This Week in Latino News
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—Meet Christian Lopez: The Yankees' diehard who caught Derek Jeter's 300th hit and returned it to his idol.
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Miss Brazil Robbed at Gun Point in Sao Paulo
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Debora Lyra, also known as Miss Brazil, was held up at gunpoint in front of her condominium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, according to multiple press reports. Lyra was robbed of her purse, cellular phone and her car, which was given to her as the winner of the Miss Brazil pageant last year. The 2010 beauty queen expressed her reaction via...
Brazilian Judge Approves Country's First Gay Marriage
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First New York, now Brazil.
How the NY Gay Marriage Bill Is Changing Latina Lives
Just days after New York passed gay marriage, a Brazilian judge has approved what is apparently the South American nation's first gay marriage. Sao Paulo state judge Fernando Henrique...
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