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Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you're as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla.

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Rio de Janeiro, May 25 Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Friday it sold a 12 percent stake in an oil block off Tanzania's coast to Norway's Statoil.

's stock had its "hold" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Shore Capital Stockbrokers in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, ARN reports.

The Brazilians have reached an agreement with two clubs believed to be Barcelona and Real Madrid and are now awaiting the player's decision Santos have confirmed the club have accepted two offers for Neymar .

A new study by an SFU professor calls for urgent intervention measures for Brazilian crack users.

BRAZIL plans to sell the right to explore and develop its largest-ever oil discovery in October, auctioning an offshore petroleum prospect that is expected to produce about 12 billion barrels of oil over 35 years.

Graciele Gomes da Silva heads the health department of the city of Joao Pinheiro.

's stock had its "sell" rating restated by equities researchers at Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research in a report issued on Friday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

Image Credit: This image shows Rowlandius ubajara sp.nov., female from Ubajara, Ceara, Brazil.

A man ascends by bungee cords from a large former well during a traditional ceremony in the village of Ndande, Senegal, on May 19.

RIO DE JANEIRO: One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said.

The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court.

A file picture taken on June 29, 2010 shows Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listening to a question during a press conference after a ceremony with Brazil's President at Sao Paulo's State Industry Federation headquarters, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.

Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.

Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas.

Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt politicians.

A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the area.

This picture taken on February 11, 2010 shows an employee of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto walks past a sign at the Shanghai offices of the firm.