Rogerio Simoines

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Airbus Tragedy: An Air France Plane Vanishes

Air France flight 447 disappeared about 186 miles northeast of the coastal Brazilian city of Natal. The Takeaway has the latest from Rogerio Simoines, head of the BBC’s Brazilian Service.

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