Torso Found In SuitcaseSky News, UK - 15 hours agoHe said his family had not decided whether or not to travel to Brazil, and that all they wanted was for police to find the rest of her body so she could be …British girl's remains found in suitcase in Brazil Mirror.co.ukBoyfriend Held After British Girl's Torso [...]
Brazilian admits killing British girl found in suitcaseIndependent, UK - 18 hours agoTravel documents showed that Ms Burke had been in Brazil for three months. Her Brazilian friends said that she liked the country and had visited twice …
Mexico coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has included Brazil-born midfielder Leandro Augusto Oldoni in the Swede’s first squad since being appointed manager in June.
TAM and TAP Portugal Broaden Codeshare AgreementMarketWatch - 22 hours ago… airline companies that allow passengers to travel to another 64 destinations. TAM was the first airline company to launch a loyalty program in Brazil. …
TOURISM: Brazil ranks 14th in global tourism economyGazeta Mercantil, Brazil - 23 hours agoSÃO PAULO, 7/31/08 - The president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Jean-Claude Baungartem, said Brazil ranks 14th in the world's tourism …
Yellow Fever Alert Widened in Brazil After Deaths in Sao PauloBloomberg - Jul 30, 2008By Jason Gale July 30 (Bloomberg) — A yellow fever alert in Brazil was widened to include parts of Sao Paulo state, which had its first human fatalities …
Delta Airlines to increase fees for extra bags in face of rising …CBC.ca, Canada - Jul 30, 2008… or after Thursday for travel beginning Aug. 5. But fees will remain the same in Brazil and Canada pending approval of tariff changes, the airline said. …Delta Responds to Record-High Fuel Prices by Increasing Some … CNNMoney.com (press release)all [...]
Brazil beckons for savings-smart travelerAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Jul 28, 2008Brian Walters used creative booking to save 0 on a plane ticket to Brazil. His three big tips? Sign up for all of the major travel websites. …
Teen's Remains Found In SuitcaseSky News, UK - 1 hour agoHe said his family had not decided whether or not to travel to Brazil, and that all they wanted was for police to find the rest of her body so she could be …
Brazil oil workers back off strike threatInternational Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour agoThe union still says rig workers could strike again on Tuesday if Petrobras does not grant them an extra day off to compensate for time needed to travel to …
Yamandú Costa’s eclectic past flavours his guitar workGeorgia Straight, Canada - 2 hours agoBy Ken Eisner Brazil has long been a cornucopia of great guitarists. But even in the context of bossa nova, choro, and Afro-samba greats, Yamandú Costa …
As Costs Rise, Clothing Retailers Source Goods OnlinePR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria - 7 hours ago… clothing retailers located in Brazil, Mexico, and Japan have realized that the service we offer is invaluable." As travel costs continue to rise, …
HIROSHIMA, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Hiroshima District Court on Thursday ruled it illegal that the state rejected healthcare benefits to two Japanese, who survived the 1945 atomic bombings and …
BRASILIA: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that a deal in global trade negotiations was still possible after elections in the United States and India this year and next.
Doug Caverly - Wed, 07/30/2008 - 4:08pm. Mysterious standards still applyThose credit card commercials aren't lying; the best things in life tend not to connect directly to money. Something that gives…
Four teams fight for the position of leader in the 16th round of the Brazilian League, while some of the most traditional football clubs in the country struggle to escape relegation. Rio's Flamengo, w…
The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has allowed Paraguayan President-elect Fernando Lugo to resign his status as a Catholic bishop so he can take office next month without violating church rules.Roman …
Brazil and Costa Rica have urged Latin American countries to unite in the face of the global financial and food crisis. "Latin American unity is now essential to face the financial crisis in the …
Even as Delta Air Lines slashes service to some smaller cities domestically, the carrier is expanding more profitable international routes. Atlanta (ATL) to Sao Paulo (GRU) is a case in point. Delta i…
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30 (Xinhua) — The failed Doha Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks may be resumed sometime in the future, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wedne…
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian equities rallied Wednesday, boosted in part by strength in steel stocks, and Mexican equity gains were kept in check by the central bank's forecast for higher in…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday. Adelson Cerque…
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Brazil's Culture Minister Gilberto Gil, speaks during a press conference after meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the presidential palace, in Brasilia, Wednesd…
Despite investor fears about the leftist bent of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil when he was elected in 2002, he has demonstrated a light touch when it comes to economic stewardship…
The former head of Rio de Janeiro state's Transplant Center was arrested Wednesday for allegedly tampering the liver-transplant waiting list. Joaquim Ribeiro Filho charged up to 200,000 reais (125,000…
HANOI: At least 2,000 ecstatic Vietnamese fans welcomed the Brazilian Olympic team in Vietnam on Tuesday, two days ahead of a friendly against the home team in this football-obsessed nation.
The Brazilian musician and Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, says he is standing down from the government to concentrate on his music career. Mr Gil, 66, has been in government since 2003, but sai…
BRASILIA, Jul 30 (Reuters) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said ton Wednesday that he would keep fighting for free farm trade and hoped that advances made in global trade negotiations wou…
Zenit.org ).- The number of priests in Latin America and the Caribbean increased from 2000 to 2005, though the situation of vocations faces various challenges.A team within the Latin American bishops'…
Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI has granted a reduction to the lay state for the president-elect of Paraguay, a former Catholic bishop who had been suspended "a divinis."The apostolic nuncio in P…
SAO PAULO, Brazil — DNA tests confirmed that a body found off the coast of Brazil is that of a priest who disappeared while flying over the Atlantic buoyed by hundreds of brightly colored party ballo…
Opals superstar Lauren Jackson was adamant she would be right for Olympic duty despite missing Australia's series-clinching 85-62 victory over Brazil in the second women's basketball Test at the Sydne…
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (NYSE: ITU - News; BOVESPA: ITAU4 and ITAU3) (BCBA: ITAU4) announces the following webcast: Contact: Daniela Ued…
Lula installs the board of Petrobras Biocombustível Lula to inaugurate biodiesel plant and new company board to be installed this Tu… Alan Kardec and Graças Foster speak about the inauguration…
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) raised its profit-sharing proposal to oil workers, the local Estado news agency reported Wednesday. Citing source…
Etihad Airways has announced that it will launch non-stop daily services from its Abu Dhabi home-base in the United Arab Emirates to Melbourne, Australia, from March 2009.The airline will operate the …
Damascus, (SANA)- Member of the Regional Leadership and Head of the Workers and Peasants Bureau at al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Osama Adi discussed with Head of the Brazilian General Federation of Tr…
SAO PAULO, July 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's benchmark stock index jumped more than 3 percent on Wednesday as shares of blue-chip mining giant Vale, steelmaker Gerdau and state-controlled oil company Petro…
B URLINGTON, Vt. - A grand jury has indicted two Brazilians and an American in connection with a July 7 smuggling incident in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot at a man after being assaulted. In …
ZURICH (SW) - Brazil have been dubbed favorites to win the upcoming Olympic Games, by visitors of FIFA's official website. Argentina come in second. Readers were given six options to choose from: A…
XVII International AIDS Conference , health and education ministers from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries will attend a meeting in Mexico on Aug. 1 to develop a common strategy to fight the s…
Brazil is likely to ask the World Trade Organization to open a blockbuster case into U.S. ethanol tariffs, a senior official said Wednesday, outlining the first possible dispute to arise as a result o…
Sao Paulo capital of the region of the same name, is the biggest city in Brazil. "The climate is much colder and wetter than Rio, and there is no beach in the city," said
very light jet has chalked up more than 1,000 flight-test hours during the certification and maturity campaigns. The Brazilian airframer says the VLJ is on track for certification and first deliveries…
SYDNEY: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced Wednesday that it will invest US$2.15 billion in a major expansion of its iron ore mine in Corumba, Brazil. The investment would boost an…
For most oil & gas investors, South American oil is Petrobras (PBR) and Petrobras is South American oil. Since Petrobras was one of the largest and most successful investor-owned oil companies in the …
08, partly on an outflow of corporate funds due to the soaring real, the central bank said Monday.Foreign companies have virtually doubled the amount of money they are sending out of Brazil back to th…
CORDOBA, ARGENTINA–(Marketwire - July 30, 2008) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Brazilian miner Vale (NYSE:RIO) (Rio de Janeiro), the world's largest iron ore produ…
) July 30, 2008 — Concepts NREC, a world leader in turbomachinery design, engineering and manufacturing, today announced it has entered into an agreement with iTSix (Innovation Technology and Solutio…