Rio Grande do Sul, 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.

This study covered an annual cycle of the growth of microbial mats in Brejo do Espinho, which is a small lagoon in the State of Rio de Janeiro located near Lagoa Vermelha.

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.

Monster Energy Yamaha will hope to feed off the positive results posted by David Philippaerts and Christophe Charlier at the Grand Prix of Mexico last weekend as they head to Beto Carrero in Brazil for round five of the FIM Motocross World Championship on Sunday.

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.

BENTO GONCALVES, Brazil - Movelsul Brasil closed out the largest furniture trade show in Latin America in late March with record attendance and sales expected to be more than initially predicted.

The bus and subway drivers' union announced a 24-hour strike that would affect all subway lines as well as the Premetro tram on Thursday, in response to failed salary negotiations.

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 will provide IT solutions to help manage Solvi's commercial operations for its water and sewerage concessions, beginning with the Aguas de Sao Gabriel concession in Rio Grande do Sul state, Acqua Manager said in a release.

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.

BRASILIA, May 2 -- The World Bank approved a US$480 million loan to strengthen public investment in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul which will benefit around ten million people.

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

For 15 years a Brazilian family used a device they found buried on their farm as a doorstop without suspecting that it could be a bomb, media reports said Monday.