Brazil News

“We want to join OPEC and to try to make oil cheaper.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes his nation wants to join OPEC to help bring down oil prices, a leading German weekly quoted him as saying Friday. via The Boston Globe

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Brazil will sell more of its dollar- denominated bonds due in 2017, its first international issue since receiving an investment-grade credit rating from Standard & Poor's last week. via Bloomberg

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“Pangea Day and YouTube both believe in inspiring people through visual mediums, regardless of geographic distinctions”

YouTube, the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, and Pangea Day, a global event dedicated to bringing people together through film, today ... via Earth Times

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On Saturday May 10th, 2008 , we are all invited to share in Pangea Day, to watch four hours of 24 short films selected from over 2500 entries submitted by people all over the world. via About.com

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“We are not saying nothing will be produced anymore in the Amazon”

By Raymond Colitt Brasilia - Brazil has banned the sale of farm products from illegally deforested areas in the Amazon in an attempt to reverse months of increasing destruction in the world's largest rain ... via The Star

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“He was making contact with his gang via relatives, friends and lawyers”

Police get tough on crime in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro - Police on Thursday arrested the newlywed wife of Brazil's most notorious drug baron and 10 others on suspicion of being members of a crime ring he ... via The Star

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“In Brazil, the media is subject to an audience ratings dictatorship”

Sao Paulo - Tens of thousands of people are killed each year in Brazil, but the murder of a five-year-old girl has transfixed the nation and the media in a way comparable to the Madeleine McCann case in ... via The Star

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“Every time an issue like this emerges, there are concerns to make sure they are not hidden ways of creating barriers, and to see whether they comply with the WTO”

Brazil on Friday warned Europe not to "distort" trade in biofuel, saying Brasilia was ready to defend its interests before the World Trade Organization if necessary. via The Age

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“You need to have drastic measures, but justice here is soft and slow”

Stretched out on a beach framed by the sparkling Atlantic Ocean and a violence-plagued slum in the background, Pedro Mena Barreto speaks of crime with a sense of hopelessness that is common in Brazil. via Reuters

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Colossus Minerals Inc. announces the results of a scout drilling program on the Company's Natividade 10,000 hectare gold project in the State of Tocantins, Brazil. via Earth Times

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