Espirito Santo, Brazil News

Slice Of The City: Rio de Janeiro - On a beachside walk through the world's most sensual city, Graeme Green finds music and fashion are still always the passion Two songs wrestle for domination in my head as I step out into the morning heat to walk the beachfront of Rio's Zona Sul.

Dark and smoky and meaty and lovely, this stew - the nation's most beloved dish - makes the cold winds disappear A long time ago, I ran away with my Brazilian boyfriend to Rio, the city of blue waters, drumbeats and the sweet smell of ripe fruit.

Students studying Portuguese will now have a new opportunity to learn the language and culture - in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sinochem Group, China's fourth-biggest oil producer, has agreed to buy assets in Colombia from the French oil company Total SA for about $1 billion.

Brazil's Women Policies Minister Iriny Lopes has resigned to run in municipal elections this year.

Vodafone looks set to sell shares of its Indian business to the public, possibly as early as this spring, in a float that could raise up to 10billion.

What's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro without its lively parties and parades? Now that planning, packing, and logistics are taken care of, it's time to think about the important stuff: your social calendar.

Every February or March, from the Friday until the Tuesday before Lent, thousands of bodies flock to join Rio locals for this five-day exhibition of excess.

Bobzio.com, a cooperative for Guarapari, Espirito Santo Brasil holiday home owners, home swappers and area services provides a free option for marketing personal homes and travel oriented businesses to vacationers.

Lately, we've been talking a lot about the Baltic Dry Index and how it is a relatively weak proxy for the health of the global economy.

In Rio de Janeiro, there are enclosed children's play areas set up on Ipanema and Leblon beaches every morning.

For many decades now the music of modern Brazil has flowed to our shores bringing rhythmic richness and exotic sounds.

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Portugal's biggest bank by market value, said profit from Brazil doubled as a percent of the total for the first nine months of last year, helping to ease the decline in earnings from Europe caused by the region's debt crisis.

Chris M. Slawecki has been published in music industry and related publications for more than thirty years and has served AllAboutJazz.com as Senior Editor since 1997.

The company is specializing in private equity and venture capital investments. The company invests in acquisitions and consolidations of businesses.

With the soccer World Cup and the Summer Olympics on Brazil's horizon - and Carnaval right around the corner - the global profile of South America's largest country is on the rise.

Analysts at Espirito Santo said the market may be being too optimistic about the effect of these factors on its business.

Rio de Janeiro puts on one of the world's biggest, liveliest parties every year for Carnival .

I've just spent a very pleasant fortnight in Brazil. It's a wonderful country. But should we be investing there? The first thing that struck me about Brazil its sheer abundance.

The FTSE 100 rose on Monday in choppy trade as gains in oils and defensives outpaced falls in banks, after Standard & Poors ratings agency cut its credit ratings for nine euro zone countries.