Porto Alegre, Brazil News

LOVE THIS BAND. THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT ROCK, POP, GOSPEL, BLUES ... From way down under, the southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, , from the beautiful, GORGEOUS city of Porto Alegre .

Before the whole corporate sponsored running and jumping over things fandango known as The Olympics has even started here the next one is already causing problems.

When former Brazilian flag carrier Varig went into administration in 2005, its Portuguese counterpart, TAP, spotted an opportunity to expand across the Atlantic - but by maintaining other airlines' aircraft rather than flying its own.

Strategically, headquarters are located in the geographical center of the Common Market established between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, located in Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

ISLAMABAD: Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of becoming obese later in life than those delivered naturally, according to experts.

Football's world governing body FIFA believes that six of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported Tuesday.

Petrobras is expected to report a 28.7 percent drop in net income to 7.83 billion reais , from 10.99 billion a year earlier, according to the average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Reuters.

The company is engaged in the plantation, process, produces, market and supplies mineral and fertilizer across global.

When Bob Dylan played Porto Alegre, Brazil, on April 24, he snuck in a bit of a classic Beatles hit from 1968.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will head to South America to promote business opportunities in the state.