Brazil is a country known for its vibrant ... With its rolling white sand dunes and pristine, emerald-green lagoons, it ...

An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald was smuggled out of the South ...

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Yet the mystery of who rightfully owns the emerald, a highly debated topic, could be coming to an end, after a federal court ruling last week set in motion the gem’s repatriation to Brazil.

The Brazilian government entered the fray in September, saying that all other ownership arguments are irrelevant. The emerald, the South American nation claims, was illegally mined and exported ...

A colossal green stone known as the Bahia Emerald may finally return to Brazil after nearly a decade of litigation in the U.S. Judge Reggie B. Walton, of the U.S. District Court for the District ...

Los Angeles: A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that a trial to determine ownership of the prized Bahia Emerald will continue in Los Angeles despite on-going efforts by the government of Brazil ...