A couple suffered minor injuries when they were thrown out of the breakdance-style ride after the passenger gondola collapsed due to defective bearings in one of the ride’s arms. Source (in Portuguese)
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Hot Wheels Epic Show, Beto Carrero World, Penha, Brazil
A motorcyclist broke his collarbone when he lost control of the motorbike and crashed on a wet road. Source (in Portugese)
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A 37-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after getting thrown out of the kiddie roller coaster. Source
Read More...Volcano, diRoma Acqua Park, Goias, Brazil
An eight-year-old boy died after falling 45 feet (14 m) from the partially dismantled water slide. The attraction is made up of four water slides that come out of the top of a replica volcano. Three of the slides were partially dismantled for repair and the boy accessed the attraction via a gate that only […]
Read More...Kiddie Carousel, Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
A 13-year-old boy died after being electrocuted at a fairground when he came in contact with a children’s trike carousel that was undergoing pre-opening tests. Source (in Portuguese)
Read More...Kraken, Yupie! Park, Praia Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil
A 19-year-old woman was injured when one of the octopus/polyp ride’s arms came loose as the attraction cycled, causing the woman to fall. Source (in Portugese)
Read More...Twister, Parque Mutirama, Goiânia, Brazil
Thirteen people were injured, two seriously, after the entire wheel with 10 two-person gondolas of the Paratrooper ride broke away from the main hub when the center shaft snapped in two. Source (in Spanish)
Read More...La Tour Eiffel, Hopi Hari, São Paulo, Brazil
A 14-year-old girl fell 98 feet (30m) to her death when her restraint opened at the moment the brakes were applied. The seat should have been marked “out of order”. Source
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