Local News: Brazil 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Brazil News Editors

News Widget

Display the Brazil news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Brazil News

News on Brazil continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

1 hr ago | Live Design Online

Robe Moves With the Rhythm at the Festival de Salvador, Brazil

Leading Irish lighting rental company Just Lite, based in Dublin, are the first recipients in the UK of Robe's new ROBINPointe moving head fixtures! The much-anticipated product was officially launched by Robe at the 2013 Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News

4 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Farmers hope immigration bill yields more foreign ag workers

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.

Comment?

Related Topix: Immigration Reform, California, World News, Mexico, US News, Life, Food, Vegetables

8 hrs ago | Inter Press Service

Brazil Lagging in Fight against Human Trafficking

Local laws punish drug trafficking more severely than human trafficking. The sale of drugs carries penalties of between five and 15 years, while trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation is punished with a maximum sentence of eight years, with work release allowed.

Comment?

Related Topix: South America, World News, Drugs,

9 hrs ago | The Straits Times

Oil found in Namibia for the first time

The Namibian government and a Brazilian energy company on Tuesday announced the first discovery of oil off the coast of Namibia, although not in commercial volumes.

Comment?

Related Topix: South America, World News

13 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Clinical Trial Finds Fluid And Sodium Restrictions Have No Effect On...

A clinical trial of 75 patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure suggests that aggressive fluid and sodium restriction has no effect on weight loss or clinical stability at three days but was associated with an increase in perceived thirst, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine , a JAMA Network ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Health

Mon May 20, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Acerinox SA Receives "Strong-Buy" Rating from BPI

's stock had its "strong-buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at BPI in a note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News

WallStreetInsanity

Half-Naked Man Escapes From Window To Avoid Lover's Husband

This woman must be some kind of awesome lay if a dude's willing to climb out a third-story window just to save her " honor.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News,

KRVN-AM Lexington

Domino's Brazil Tests Smellvision in DVDs

If you're traveling in Brazil, pop in a DVD and find yourself crazing pizza, then Domino's has you right where they want you.

Comment?

Related Topix: South America, Travel, Brazil Travel, World News, Uruguay Travel, South America Travel, Brazil, Uruguay Travel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Travel,

Russia Taday

Portugal bankers warn EU to stop 'playing with fire'

The heads of Portugal's biggest banks Millenium BCP and Banco Espirito Santo, have called on European leaders to stop "playing with fire" and alarming depositors in Eurozone economies.

Comment?

Related Topix: Financial Services, Espirito Santo Financial Group SA, World News

USA Today

Best ice cream parlors in the world

Nice, France: If you want wild flavors, you'll find them at Fenocchio, a family-owned parlor scooping up scrumptiousness since 1966.

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, World News, Dining, Italy, Bread, Baked Goods, Travel

411mania.com

UFC on FX 8 Attendance Announced

According to mmajunkie.com , the UFC on FX 8 event drew an announced attendance of 7,642. UFC on FX 8 took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News,

Sambafoot

Flamengo goalkeeper Felipe says his national team wear red and black

Flamengo's goalkeeper Felipe has expressed his happiness for playing for the club, and that he is not sad about missing out Brazil's Confederations Cup squad.

Comment?

Related Topix: South America, World News

Newsday

NI firm lands World Cup contract

A County Armagh company has won a contract for more than A 1m to work on six of the football pitches to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Comment?

Related Topix: Armagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Down County, Northern Ireland, World News,

Sun May 19, 2013

AVHerald

American B772 near Aruba on May 17th 2013, smoke indication

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N772AN performing flight AA-234 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Miami,FL with 218 passengers and 14 crew, was enroute at FL380 about 75nm westnorthwest of Oranjestad when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Aruba's Reina Beatrix Airport for a safe landing on runway 11 about 19 ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Aruba, Central America, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 777, South America

411mania.com

Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis Official For UFC 163

Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis Official For UFC 163 Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.19.2013 It will be in Brazil... The UFC has confirmed a main event of Anthony Pettis vs.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News

Newkerala.com

Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium

Despite controversy surrounding delays and cost overruns, Rousseff said the 71,000-seat venue was now the source of pride among Brazilians, reports Xinhua.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

The Alemao district of Rio has opened up ... up and away

RIO DE JANEIRO – Tiana Martins stepped gingerly into the red gondola of the cable car, giggling from nerves as the doors slid shut, the ground dropped precipitously beneath her feet, and she sailed off over the conglomerate of bare-brick shacks that is the Alemao complex of shantytowns.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News

AmericanBankingNews.com

Home Retail Group Plc Rating Reiterated by Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research

's stock had its "sell" rating restated by analysts at Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News

Newkerala.com

Santos coach concerned at Neymar reports

Rio de Janeiro, May 18 : Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has admitted concern at mounting speculation linking his star striker Neymar with a move to Barcelona.

Comment?

Related Topix: South America, World News

Sat May 18, 2013

AVHerald

Trip AT72 at Parintins on May 13th 2013, rejected takeoff

A Trip Linhas Aereas Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500, registration PP-PTU performing flight T4-5443 from Parintins,AM to Manaus,AM with 66 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Parintins when a bird flew into the right hand engine causing the engine to fail.

Comment?

Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, ATR 72, ATR Aircraft, South America, World News