Magic Treasures, a Fitchburg-based business focused on alternative health care, received a $10,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. of Fitchburg.

At least 8 killed when hot air balloon catches fire in Brazil, plunges through air A hot air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil 's southern state of Santa Catarina ...

Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13 Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina’s military fire brigade said, adding ...

At least eight people were killed on Saturday when a hot-air balloon caught fire in the sky and crashed in a tourist region of southern Brazil known for its dramatic canyons, state authorities ...

Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Worth $4 million, Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis is the most expensive cow ever sold at auction, according to Guinness ...

Brazil as a whole, however, is still one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Even though homicide rates have fallen, it still has the most in the world, with more than 45,000 cases, UN ...

Brazil’s economy shrank 1.2% in the third quarter as pressure mounted on the scandal-hit Lula administration. The performance, which was much worse than analysts had been expecting, came after a rise ...

The Landless Workers Movement organizes Brazil’s poor to take land from the rich. It is perhaps the largest — and most polarizing — social movement in Latin America.