Brazil News Archives

The authorised biography of Brazil's superstar writer Paulo Coelho arrives in bookstores this week, but it may be dampened by a controversy that threatens to sour ties between the mystic novelist and the ...

"Forming words, even now, it's hard." Luckily, Kelly Young collected herself long enough to answer questions about the javelin throw display held at College of San Mateo on Sunday.

Tegucigalpa , May 31 : Two people were killed when an airliner operated by Salvadoran company TACA crashed Friday on a road near Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.

This image made available from Survival International, shows 'uncontacted Indians' of the Envira, who have never before had any contact with the outside world.

Limerick-based Tango Telecom's iAX SMS Advertising delivers SMS advertising to mobile subscribers via peer-to-peer messaging or sponsored SMS delivery reports.

The congestion of ships awaiting iron-ore cargoes in Brazil, the world's largest producer, has increased as steel-company buyers seek alternatives to supplies in Australia, where suppliers have delayed setting ...

A group of handicapped people leave Brazil s Supreme Court's building after attending an audience about stem cell research in Brasilia, Thursday, May 29, 2008.

One of Brazil's last uncontacted Indian tribes has been spotted in the far western Amazon jungle near the Peruvian border, the National Indian Foundation said Thursday.

The Indians were sighted in an Ethno-Environmental Protected Area along the Envira River in flights over remote Acre state, said the Brazilian government foundation, known as Funai.

Funai said it photographed 'strong and healthy' warriors, six huts and a large planted area. But it was not known to which tribe they belonged, the group said.

Brazil had its credit rating raised to investment grade by Fitch Ratings, following an increase by Standard & Poor's last month, as record commodity exports bolster foreign reserves and growth in Latin ...

The Pankey Institute has announced a new course in its Pankey Masters Experience Series.

Brazil sworn in a new environmental minister Tuesday following the resignation of the previous minister over concerns about Amazon deforestation.

By Raymond Colitt

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to uphold legislation that allows research on embryonic stem cells in the world's largest Roman Catholic country.

In 2005, Brazil became the first Latin American country to legalize research with embryonic stem cells and is the only country in the region conducting such research, but the issue has been highly divisive.

Several church groups oppose the research, saying it is unethical and destroys living embryos, while supporters including the government say stem cells offer the potential to regenerate damaged organs and treat diseases such as diabetes.

Hipsters might resist this assertion; after all, they've been onto Brazil since at least 2002, when Fernando Meirelles released Cidade de Deus , the Southern Hemisphere's answer to The Godfather .

Today W3C invites participation in a new group chartered to explore the potential of mobile technology to help bridge the digital divide.

Shire Limited , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that Elaprase , a human enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Hunter syndrome, has been approved by the Brazilian Regulatory ...

Petrobras will build 146 ships and hire 40 deep-water drilling rigs and platforms Petrobras has made a series of large offshore oil finds in the nearby Santos Basin One find in November includes a possible 8 ...

Yesterday I wrote about what I considered Canada's less-than-admirable record over the years of coming to the aid of citizens in trouble in foreign lands.

The World Organization for Animal Health has declared Brazil's federal district and 10 states free from the foot-and-mouth disease , the Brazilian agriculture minister said Monday.

Dressed in colourful costumes and dancing and singing to samba and techno music, the crowds made their way along the central Avenida Paulista Sunday.

Aerial view of an area deforestated by soybean farmers in Novo Progreso, Para, Brazil.

Novelis Inc. announced plans to invest more than $30 million in its operations in Brazil over the next 18 months in a number of projects designed to increase production capacity and introduce new technology.

MILLIONS of people waving rainbow flags and wearing lavish Carnival costumes paraded in South Americas' biggest city Sunday to celebrate gay pride and demand an end to homophobia and sexism.

Brazilian soccer star Kaka, who underwent surgery on his left knee on Friday, was freed on Saturday from the Rio de Janeiro hospital.

In the first commission to use the iconic river faade of Tate Modern, the gallery will present the work of six internationally acclaimed artists, whose work is intricately linked to the urban environment.

Canadian diamond explorer Diagem Inc. says it's cutting back activities and reducing its workforce in Brazil until it resolves a dispute with the South American country's federal environment agency.

There is bad blood in the main event, star power in the rest of the card and a number of promising newcomers.

Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion-dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, right, talks to reporters during the Union of South American Nations Summit, Unasur, in Brasilia, Friday, May 23, 2008.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday in Brasilia that a united South America can shift the global balance of power.

Diagem Inc. temporarily froze its exploration activities in the Juina Diamond Province of Mato Grosso, Brazil and has initiated procedures to significantly reduce its Brazilian workforce until a resolution to ...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- At a time when there is a negative conjunction between the price of oil, production levels, refining undercapacity and inflationary threats caused by the rising price ...

Critics say it will harm fish stocks vital to 14 tribes that inhabit the Xingu National Park down river.

May 22. KAZINFORM. Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras announced it has discovered a huge oil deposit 250 kilometers off the coast of Sao Paulo state.

Indians fish from canoes along the curves of this Amazon tributary and tend manioc crops near the site of a proposed dam talked about for decades _ but now pushing forward under Brazil's multi-billion-dollar construction spree.

The Belo Monte dam will swallow thick rain forest and harm rare fish, as well as the livelihoods and homes of roughly 15,000 people who live in this remote area of northeastern Para state, critics say.

Flush with cash from its roaring economy, Brazil is spending $296 billion in the next two years alone on huge hydroelectric dams, transcontinental roads and other infrastructure to expand industry, boost exports, create jobs and help speed the emergence of Latin America's largest country as a world economic power.

Joel Santana on Monday hit back at his detractors, promising his "actions" would show that he is the man to lead Bafana Bafana to success at World Cup 2010.

Presidents of member states of the Union of South American Nations will sign a constitutive treaty Friday in Brasilia, Brazil.

Carlos Minc said official calculations of how much rain forest has been cut down would be released Monday by the National Space Research Institute.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA , owner of the Western Hemisphere's largest oil discovery in three decades, plans to order 40 drilling ships and platforms worth about $30 billion for delivery by 2017.

The term "Canadian film" has never been more widely applied. Last year's "Eastern Promises," David Cronenberg's Oscar-nominated portrait of the Russian mafia in London, was shot and mostly financed in Britain.

Brazilian Fire crews are struggling to douse a large blaze in a built-up residential neighbourhood of Sao Paulo which officers said apparently originated in a pizza shop.

NEW YORK; May -- Accenture has agreed to acquire ATAN, a privately held provider of industrial information technology and automation solutions based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Aided by global warming and uncontrolled urbanization, dengue fever has increased rapidly in many parts of the world in recent years.

SAO PAULOAdvanced Micro Devices Inc., the world's second-largest computer chip maker, expects to return to profitability in the second half of the year, Chief Executive Hector Ruiz said Monday.

The Earth's natural resources must be shared more equally between rich and poor nations, Germany's environment minister said Monday at the start of a UN biodiversity conference.

Brazil's newly-appointed Environment Minister Carlos Minc said yesterday that he would propose making the country's armed forces play a more active role in protecting national parks, Indian reserves and the ...

The market value of Petroleo Brasileiro SA , the Brazilian state-controlled oil company that in November made the biggest Western Hemisphere oil find in three decades, rose to 474 billion reais , surpassing ... via Bloomberg

The worst start for global equities since 2001 has given way to the steepest recovery in four years as the Federal Reserve's bailout of U.S. banks and the surge in commodity companies restored investor ... via Bloomberg

A woman sits at the Santo Antonio sawmill in Tailandia, Para state, Brazil, Sunday, May 11, 2008. via KansasCity.com

“Pretty much everyone was fined. Only one guy wasn't fined, but I think they came back and fined him later”

Acrid smoke from charcoal-making blankets this Amazon logging town with the smell of business as usual. via The Florida Times-Union

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL JBS SA may cut output and reduce workers in Argentina after government limits on exports contributed to a third-straight quarterly loss, according to Bloomberg. via Meat & Poultry

“All sides are interested in broadening the agenda of our meetings”

The foreign ministers of Russia, Brazil, India and China have agreed on further development of cooperation and the broadening of the agenda in this format, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a ... via Tass

Petroleo Brasileiro SA , Brazil's state-controlled oil company, plans to start construction of an $8 billion to $10 billion refinery in Sao Luis, Brazil, next year, the country's mines and energy minister said. via Bloomberg

Brazilian's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday signed cooperation agreements on environment and renewable energy. via VietNamNet

First came the booming economies. Then came the rush of investors. Now the so-called BRIC nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China - are talking about forming a political alliance. via The Age

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: MRSA / Drug Resistance Article Date: 15 May 2008 As urban sprawl spreads throughout the globe, so do poor urban ghettos and the ... via MediLexicon

SAO PAULO, Brazil : Some 400 demonstrators pushing for land reform blocked and disabled a key iron ore export railway in Brazil for several hours before moving out as police arrived on Wednesday. via International Herald Tribune

“Biofuels are a way toward replacing classic fossil energy sources”

Marina Silva brought impeccable credentials to her post as Brazil's environment minister: The daughter of a poor Amazon rubber tapper, she was a colleague of slain rain forest defender Chico Mendes. via The Modesto Bee

Gerdau SA, Latin America's largest steelmaker, said first-quarter net income was 1.09 billion reais , or 1.32 reais a share. via Bloomberg

SAO PAULO, Brazil : A consortium led by French utility company Suez and another including Spanish bank Santander have signed up to bid for the construction of the Jirau hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, Brazil's ... via International Herald Tribune

Blacks will outnumber whites in Brazil this year for the first time since slavery was abolished, but the income gap between the two groups may take another 50 years to bridge, according to a government study ... via The Miami Herald

“I hope the next minister is not as radical as Marina. She was an obstacle to economic development in Brazil”

Marina Silva opposed several development projects for the Amazon Brazil's Environment Minister, Marina Silva, a staunch defender of the Amazon rainforest, has resigned her post. via BBC News

“This sighting is still under investigation so we cannot reveal details. We have a witness insisting they saw the child on a flight to Sao Paulo.”

INTERPOL investigators are probing a possible sighting of missing Madeleine McCann on a plane to Sao Paulo in Brazil. via News of the World

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced it has completed the first phase of its purchase of a 75 percent ownership interest in Masisa OSB Indstria e Comrcio S.A.. Masisa operates oriented strand board assets in ... via Nashville Business Journal

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Companhia Siderurgica Nacional CSN today its results for the 1Q08: -- CSN posted a 1Q08 net income of R$ 767 million, 51% up on the previous quarter and flat ... via Earth Times

MeadWestvaco Corporation Specialty Chemicals and Chemserve today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to establish an equal partnership in the joint venture Resitec Industria Quimica Ltda. via Earth Times

“If we wish to speak of sustainable development, we have to establish incentives and strategies for farmers to maintain native species in agricultural landscapes”

It's a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it. In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs trained to detect animal feces by scent are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened ... via EurekAlert!

Brazilian volleyball star Sheila will have her first meeting on Monday with the coach of the Olympics-bound national team. via People's Daily

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, MAY 9, 2008 .- Human rights groups decried the acquittal of a man accused of masterminding the 2005 murder of a U.S. nun in the Amazon. via Catholic.net

“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

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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

The Chicago Fire waived Brazilian defender Bruno Menezes on Wednesday. Menezes, 24, played in three games, including two starts, during his career in Chicago. via ABC 33/40

“This is disinformation they're trying to spread”

Vitalmiro Moura, the rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun and rainforest defender Dorothy Stang, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, May 8, ... via The Boston Globe

“I love that album ... and think it has some of the best work I've ever done.”

Carly Simon was worried about preserving her voice as she rehearsed for her first public performance of tunes from her new CD, but she couldn't restrain herself as she got swept away singing the sexy title ... via WTOP-FM Washington

“As an art teacher, I am continuously impressed by the support and interest this city takes in the arts”

A night of art, wine and good conversation is just one week away. The fourth annual Exhibitour will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 16 at the shops and businesses on Third Street in Wausau. via Wausau Daily Herald

“The longer they stay in the place, breathing dust, the lesser the chances of finding them alive”

Twenty-eight workers were trapped in the debris following a powerful explosion in a mine in southern Brazil on Monday, Brazilian Military Police said. via Inside Costa Rica

“They were building houses on land close to the farm and the gunmen ju