Palmeiras tops Portuguesa in So Paulo tourney Mar 27, 2008
In other games, Resende outslugged Boa Vista 5-4, Madureira topped Duque de Caxias 2-1, Americano beat Volta Redonda 3-2 and Cabofriense edged Macae 1-0. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
In world's dumps, help for warming Mar 25, 2008
In Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Ana Carla Mistaldo, left, and Priscila Aparecida sort through trash, searching for recyclable materials. Around the world about 15 million people do it for a living. (News & Observer)
Flamengo, Botafogo both win fifth straight Feb 3, 2008
In other games, Madureira trounced Americano 6-3, Macae defeated Duque de Caxias 2-0 and Friburguense tied 1-1 with Mesquita. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
So Paulo, Corinthians play to scoreless tie Jan 28, 2008
In Rio de Janeiro, midfielder Ibson scored twice in Flamengo's whopping 5-1 win over Duque de Caxias in the Rio de Janeiro state tournament ... Defender Leonardo Moura scored in the 35th after Duque de Caxias goalkeeper Fernando lost control of the ball following a free kick by midfielder Jailton ... Duque de Caxias' only goal came from defender Eduardo in the 82nd. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Brazil: Adriano held again, So Paulo draws Jan 25, 2008
In Rio de Janeiro, Fluminense rallied with three second-half goals to beat modest Duque de Caxias 3-2 ... In Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias jumped out to a two-goal lead over Fluminense, picked by most observers as the pre-tournament favorite, before surrendering three-second half goals. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Brazil arrests 52 police officers Sep 18, 2007
Police also arrested five suspected drug traffickers in Operation Two Faces in Duque de Caxias, a city on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro ... Andre Drumond, a state police commander, said the police officers who were arrested got between $1,000 and $1,500 a week from drug gangs in three shantytowns in Duque de Caxias. (MSNBC -- International)
