Parana, Brazil News

Hello again! Or should I say a oeOi novamente!a So now, if you ever travel to Brazil, youa ll know how to greet people, and then greet them again! Now down to business, another major change I had to get accustomed to when I came here almost 4 months ago is the food.

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE /ex- STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has just completed a three-week "masterclass seminar" tour of Brazil.

Editor: Too bad so many people are unaware of the significant progress being made in commuter rail all over this nation, including Tri-Rail in South Florida.

Washington, D.C. - infoZine - The World Bank approved a US$8.53 million grant from the Global Environment Facility - " to be implemented by the World Bank - " to the Brazilian cities of Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Sao Paulo.

Sign-up to receive email alerts on important electric code changes. Areva T&D has been awarded an order worth approximately $400 million for a 600 kV high-voltage direct current bipole from IE Madeira for the world's longest power transmission line, with a total length of 2,375 kilometers.

This article looks at the influence of the bus rapid transit system of Curitiba, Brazil, and how it is becoming a major aspect of urban design in other Latin American cities.

A GOOLE Town Council employee who moved to the UK from Brazil is acting as a mentor to younger members of Goole's migrant communities.

VBTP concept In December 2009, Brazil signed a EUR 2.5 billion deal with Italy's Iveco that aims to renew its wheeled armored personnel carrier fleet, and revive Brazil's land vehicle defense industry in the bargain.

PepsiCo International has chosen to install technology from Orion Energy Systems Inc.

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will embark on a tour of South America in March.

The gross domestic product of five major Brazilian cities made up a quarter of the country's total, said a study released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics Wednesday.

A new $7.7 billion dam is being built in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, a piece of infrastructure expected to ease the shipment of goods between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The Brazilian soccer team Corinthians officially announced on Tuesday the signing of left-back Roberto Carlos after the player decided not to extend his contract with Fenerbahce of Turkey next season.

Saving tropical forests is crucial to fighting climate change but efforts to halt deforestation could go awry without safeguards to protect and compensate local communities, officials and academics said on Sunday.

Straddling one the Amazon's main tributaries and flanked by dense jungle, a construction pit the size of a small town bustles with bulldozers and nearly 10,000 workers blasting huge slabs of rock off the river bank.

Renault of Brazil has announced it will invest the equivalent of $570 million in the country over the next three years.

Portland may have more fixed-gear obessives. But at least Seattle has more jobs.

Multiple graded stakes winner Mr.nedawi rallied in the stretch to win the Grande Premio Parana , Parana's Jockey Club's premiere event, on Sunday at Taruma racecourse in Curitiba, Brazil.

A new article by Forbes says Huntsville is one of the world's smartest cities. In fact, we come in at number nine.

Strong infrastructure, attractive economies and savvy urban planning. In today's parlance a "smart" city often refers to a place with a "green" sustainable agenda.