Botching of exam raises tensions on Brazil's access to education

Botching of exam raises tensions on Brazil's access to education
SAO PAULO LETTER:The theft of the state paper in 2009 and a big mix-up this year amount to a chaotic exam system
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Teen dies in birthday flight crash
SAO PAULO - BRAZILIAN authorities say an aspiring pilot has died in a plane crash during a flight lesson he had been given as an 18th birthday gift. Officials say Jose Henrique de Mendonca died when the plane crashed shortly after take off on Monday at an airport in the city of Braganca Paulista. The flight instructor also died.
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