| Football legend Falcao to coach Bahia With the sudden departure of Joel Santana to Flamengo, Bahia has announced the signing of Brazilian soccer legend Paulo Roberto Falcao as its coach.
Falcao has a vast amount of experience,... | |
| Argentine oil firm made $3 bn investments in 2011 Argentine oil company YPF, a unit of Spain's Repsol-YPF, announced Wednesday that its investments in the South American country rose last year by 50 percent to a record 13.3 billion pesos ($3.06... |
| Strengthening India-Brazil defence ties Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim met with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss strengthening of bilateral military ties.
India's National Security Advisor... |
| Ecuador Mourns Death of Diplomat,- Historian Salvador Lara Quito, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Outstanding politician, historian, academician and former Foreign Minister of Ecuador Jorge Salvador Lara died on Wednesday in this city that took him in among its most... |
| Brazil files suit against Twitter The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against Twitter and its users in a bid to stop publication of messages alerting drivers to police speed traps and drunk-driving checkpoints. The suit... |
| Brazilian troops tighten security at police strike Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their... |
| ACSA to run Brazil’s top airport ';This will enhance Acsa's brand and better position it in the market place as a serious participant in global airport investment and management,'; Acsa's acting managing director... |
| Paraguay: Land dispute victory for displaced indigenous community A land deal finalized this week between Paraguayan authorities and a land owner in the country's central region will allow a long-displaced indigenous community to rebuild in safety and dignity,... |
| Haitians bound for Brazil languish in Peru's Amazon Haitians fleeing the poverty of their earthquake-ravaged homeland have been stuck for a month in the Peruvian Amazon, where a gate to what they saw as a better life... |
| Brazil WCup workers threaten nationwide strike 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.There have been isolated strikes across the nation, but unions... |
| Biggest Brazilian bank’s profits dip 3% in 4Q11 ) reported a net income of BRL 3.7 billion ($2.14 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, a decline of 3.3% on a quarter-to-quarter basis. Recurring net income -- a key indicator of a... |
| Striking Brazil police accused of sowing panic The Brazilian government accused striking police in Bahia state of sowing panic amid fears that the strike over pay may spread and fuel a wave of violence only days before the start of Carnival. ... |
| Ahmadinejad's Latin America trip kicks sand in US eyes, but is it threatening? (AXcess News) Washington - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in America's backyard Sunday for a five-country trip designed to counter perceptions of Iran's growing international... |
| Investors Rush To Buy Brazilian Airports At Auction A host of Brazilian and foreign investors drove up offering prices for Brazil’s biggest airports on Tuesday by more than 300%, raising $14.1 billion in an auction that gave winning bidders the... |
| Argentina risks Brazil ties in import curb Argentina is putting its partnerships with Brazil and other Latin American neighbors on the line in its bid to cut imports in response to a trade downturn. Argentine imports are suffering because of... |
| Brazil Sues Twitter Over Speed Trap, Roadblock Tweets Brazil is suing the company over tweets that warn drivers of police roadblocks and speed traps. The suit, filed in a federal court in Goias by the attorney general's office, is also going after... |
| Brazil One of ‘Most Exciting Markets’: Mobius Mark Mobius , executive chairman of Franklin Templeton Investment's Emerging Markets Group. Mobius made the comments in a post on... |
| Brazil Police Strike: Disgruntled Police Threaten Carnival Soldiers maintain their blockade of the Bahian state legislature building, where up to 300 striking police officers and their families are holed up, in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. (AP... |
| Rio Reassures Public as Police Plan Strike soaring crime rates in the northeastern state Bahia, Rio de Janeiro’s State Governor, Sergio Cabral, has been seeking to reassure citizens that the same thing will not occur in Rio. He... |
| Brazil Strives for Economic Equality Sarah de Sainte Croix By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As Brazil's economy has boomed its poverty rates have halved over the last two decades... |
| Brazil police strike talks fail Talks to end a week-long police strike over pay in the Brazilian state of Bahia have ended without agreement. Some 300 officers remain holed up in the state legislature in the capital, Salvador,... |
| Disgruntled police in Brazil threatening Carnival Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their... |
| Bolivia, the Main Reserve of Drinking water in the World La Paz, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia has the highest potential of freshwater in the world, said today the executive director of the National Irrigation Service (Senari), Delfin Reque. The director... |
| Paraguay reports sharp drop in soy production (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Paraguayan exporters said that production of soy is likely to fall 47 percent in the current harvest, according to AP.The nation's chamber of cereal exporters said... |
| Brazil files suits against Twitter on police traps Technology News: The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against Twitter and its users in a bid to stop publication of messages alerting drivers to police speed traps and drunk-driving... |
| More than 100 murdered in Brazil's third-biggest city as police strike Brazilian army soldiers fire tear gas to keep striking police officers from entering the Legislative Assembly which hundreds of their colleagues are occupying in protest, in Salvador da Bahia,... |
| Brazil sues Twitter over roadblock warning posts NEW: "Twitter built it, and they came," says an activist The government contends users are "directly endangering life, safety and property" News of the lawsuit has an... |
| Brazil Among ‘World’s Most Exciting Markets,’ Mobius Says Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil is among the "world’s most exciting markets," according to Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Franklin Templeton Investment’s Emerging Markets... |
| Brazil Limits Haitian Immigration The authorities waded in, declaring that just 100 temporary work visas a month would be given to Haitians, at Brazil’s Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. Any new arrivals would... |
| CREA: Rio Building Standards Review collapse of three buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro in late January left at least seventeen people dead, new concerns about the condition of high-rise residential and office blocks are being... |
| Finance Ministry Manages Denucci Scandal Contributing Reporter By Luke Milner, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Saturday January 28th, Guido Mantega, the Brazilian Finance Minister, reportedly dismissed Luiz Felipe... |
| Rio Music Conference 2012 Arrives Laura Madden By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although the name invokes images of men in suits with briefcases,... |
| Brazil Strives for Economic Inequality Sarah de Sainte Croix By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As Brazil's economy has boomed its poverty rates have halved over the last two decades... |
| Jaguar Land Rover to Open Factory in Brazil Laura Madden By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After months of speculation, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) CEO Ralph Speth in January confirmed plans to build a factory... |
| Paraguay Landless and Brazilians Clash Ben Tavener By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter ACUNDAY, PARAGUAY - Tensions have reached boiling point in a landownershipdispute between landless Paraguayans and Brazilian-born farmers,... |
| First Classico Ends in Stalemate Ronaldinho found space hard to come by in Sunday's classico, photo by Alexandre Vidal/Fla Imagem. Botafogo, led by Andrezinho who smashed an early volley against the upright, started the game... |
| Vidigal Guesthouses Thrive After UPP Contributing Reporter By Nathan M. Walters, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Prior to the pacification of Vidigal in November 2011, a visit to the favela was usually only made by... |
| Festa da Uva, Caxias do Sul Wine Fest Contributing Reporter By Marie Naudascher, Contributing Reporter CAXIAS DO SUL, BRAZIL – Every two years, the city of Caxias do Sul, 120 km south... |
| Brazil Files Suits Against Twitter Over Accounts That Provide Roadblock Warnings Attorney General of the Union (AGU) Luis Inacio Lucena Adams to a federal court in the state of Goias. It claims accounts that provide information to road users violate both traffic and criminal... |
| Brazil: After One Week and Over 100 Murders Still no End in Sight for Bahia's Police Strike Side street of a residential area of a city of Bahia. Mountains of trash grow day by day under the very hot tropical sun. The trash has not been collected since Saturday and rats run freely in the... |
| Argentina and Brazil want corporations to reinvest and not send profits overseas President Cristina Fernandez hopes to convince Brazil to join Argentina in its campaign against the multinational corporations in an effort to balance trade balances in the midst of the global crisis... |
| Standoff continues between Brazil troops, police SALVADOR, Brazil — About 300 striking police officers and their relatives held out Tuesday as soldiers blockaded a state legislature building in northeastern Brazil, and public worker leaders... |
| Brazil police strife threatens biggest Carnivals SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) -- About 300 striking police officers and their relatives held out Tuesday as soldiers blockaded a state legislature building in northeastern Brazil, and public worker leaders... |
