Brazil Travel News

Police in Brazil's Bahia state voted on Saturday to end a strike that unleashed a crime wave claiming more than 150 lives, raising hopes for peaceful carnival celebrations but leaving concerns about security ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the inauguration of the new Minister of Education Aloizio Mercadante and Minister of Science and Technology Marco Antonio Raupp at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia January 24, 2012.

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There's a lot to see in a country with 4,600 miles of coastline and nearly half the landmass of South America.

In the run-up to this city's huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is normally buzzing as hoards of revelers scoop up rubber thong sandals, teeny bikinis and sarongs printed with the Brazilian flag.

A SHIP which was built in Bridgwater more than a century ago is due to set sail across the Atlantic Ocean today to highlight the issue of fair trade.

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

The work stoppage will force authorities to deploy thousands of soldiers into the streets to provide security in this city of 6 million people that will host the 2014 World Cup finals and the 2016 Olympics.

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo has picked the finalists in its penguin naming contest .

French airline Air France canceled forty percent of its long-haul flights on Wednesday due to strike action by aviation workers.

Tourism company Brasil Travel and its shareholders agreed to reduce on Wednesday the price tag for an initial public offering in Brazil that would be the first in the nation this year, five sources said on Wednesday.

Miami is dying. Around here, that's old hat .Why migrate to the South of Florida when you could be thriving in Sao Paulo ? Another story about destination Brazil : After decades pouring onto to the shores of Miami, Haitians now travel the banks of Amazon rivers into Brazil looking for work.

And now, after 32 years, she is set to take over the running of a company that is crucial to Brazil's economic development.

Next week, the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour's fourth season will finish with a bang as the region's biggest poker tour clashes with the region's biggest festival.

Emma Stone enjoyed breakfast on the deck of her Rio de Janeiro hotel over the weekend.

"Our report illustrates well the dedication of our employees, many of whom spend their entire career producing Scotch whisky," he said.

'The right to protest is guaranteed but not the right to offend, to prey on, or to threaten people,' state governor says Brazilian soldiers patrol the streets of Salvador, Bahia, as part of security operations following a strike by state military police members on Tuesday.

Thousands of police strikers occupying part of the state legislature in the tense northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador vowed to resist Monday if government troops moved to evict them amid escalating violence reported to have claimed 83 lives.

Thousands of sun-worshippers flocked to Ipanema Beach to make the most of a heatwave that saw temperatures reach as high as 34C .

The Brazilian government has raised about $14-billion through the privatization of three of its major airports, including the Guarulhos airport terminal at Sao Paulo, which is the nation's largest.