Foz do Iguacu, Brazil News

Brazil's Parana state water utility Sanepar has launched tenders worth a total 16.8mn reais for maintenance and expansion works in the metropolitan regions of Cascavel, Imbau and Foz do Iguacu.

A massive crowd gathers to watch the big hip snowboard competition during the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival on April 14.

ESPN announced Tuesday morning that the resort was not selected from a group of nine finalist cities vying to host one of three new X Games events in a global expansion for 2013.

The president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, vice president of Argentina, Amado Boudou - on behalf of President Cristina Fernandez - and vice-president of Colombia, Angelino GarzA3n, are confirmed attendees for the Second Congress of the Confederation of Workers / of the Americas , which is between 17 and 20 April in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.