Strikers Soares and Marcel scored in the second half for Gremio to defeat Vasco 2-1 and remain atop the Brazilian league on Sunday.The victory keeps Gremio five points ahead of second-place Palmeiras,…

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Pushing the Limit, a Fencer Is Heading to the Paralympics, in a …New York Times, United States - 20 hours agoBefore Andrea de Mello ran 20 marathons, and before she fenced for Brazil at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta; Sydney, Australia; and Athens, she stood at a …

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Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data.Bra…

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Students in Brazil get a new ClassmateCNET News, CA - Aug 29, 2008Pointing to the current project, she notes that many of the students will never have the opportunity to travel to all of Brazil, even. …

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Oil spill kills 2000 penguins in southern BrazilEconomic Times, India - Aug 29, 2008In the winter of the southern hemisphere, thousands of penguins travel as far as Brazil. They are pushed north by cold ocean currents as they search for …

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Aim big, from hotels to beaches and poolsThe Gazette (Montreal), Canada - Aug 30, 2008Praia do Cassino (Cassino Beach) on the southern coast of Brazil stretches 244 kilometres from the channel that connects the Lagoa do Patos lake to the …

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Calgary Herald

Go big or stay homeCalgary Herald,  Canada - Aug 30, 2008World's longest beach, Praia do Cassino, Brazil: Praia do Cassino (Cassino Beach) on the southern coast of Brazil stretches 245 kilometres from the channel …

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Brazilian Tourist Board Takes Manhattan by Storm in AugustMarketWatch - Aug 25, 2008Travel to Brazil is increasing in popularity. The country's overall tourism revenues are on the rise and nearing record levels as a result of foreign …Strong dollar blamed for soaring travel deficit Financial Postall 21 news articles

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Kanaan: Don't say I'll repeatDetNews.com, MI - Aug 29, 2008Kanaan lives in Miami during the racing season and returns home to Brazil in the winter, usually taking a few weeks to travel with wife, Dani. …

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Sisters travel separate paths in 'Seamstress'San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Aug 26, 2008By Frances de Pontes Peebles So vast and rugged a land is Brazil that until well into the 20th century, large swaths of it were deemed ungovernable. …

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Peters signs working holiday agreement with BrazilNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Aug 27, 2008"It will encourage young New Zealanders to include Brazil as part of their overseas travel, and it will also help to stimulate the interest of young …Peters: Brazilian Foreign Minister To Visit New Zealand Voxyall 27 news articles

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BRAZIL: September 1, 2008 SAO PAULO - Dozens of small and medium-scale farmers in Brazil's Sao Paulo state will grow sugar cane certified as meeting strict social and environmental standards, the re…

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exuded grace and style in a Sapphire blue halter dress at a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 28 to promote Avon's Empowerment Bracelet. Photo Credit: Avon August 29, 2008 (Sawf News) -…

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Francesco Valiani scored a stunning goal as promoted Bologna beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro on Sunday to spoil Ronaldinho’s Serie A debut.

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Manchester City have followed up the signing of Pablo Zabaleta by bringing in Glauber Berti on a one-year contract. Argentine defender Zabaleta completed his move to City on Sunday morning and has …

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The Libyan news agency reports Bolivia's president has arrived in Libya for a weekend visit to meet with the oil-rich country's leader Moammar Gadhafi.JANA news agency has quoted President Juan Eva Mo…

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Can you calculate without having a numeral system? To answer this question, since 2002 a team of CEA, CNRS and Inserm researchers coordinated by the head of the joint Inserm-CEA-run Cognitive Neuroima…

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Below is the text of the resolution of the National Coalition for Change (CONALCAM) meeting held in Cochabamba on August 22-23. It is reprinted from Bolivia Rising,

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Daily Sun

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Receives Kidney TransplantAllAfrica.com, Washington - 13 hours agoAnxiety over Yar'Adua's health peaked again with his failure to travel for an earlier scheduled visit to Brazil. It was learnt that an advance team of the …Photo: Sun News Publishing Daily SunYar’Adua’s ill health: Who is fooling who? Nigerian Tribuneall 53 news articles

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London, Aug 30 : Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio has been chosen as the highlight of the new Victoria's Secret book.

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Announcing on August 29 a decree to organise a referendum to be held on December 7 on the proposed new constitution, Bolivian President Evo Morales declared: “We must advance in the re-founding of B…

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nents during Paraguay's 1954-1989 dictatorship was presented to the Senate on Friday, a key step in the nation's efforts to reconcile its painful past. The report outlines the torture and disappearanc…

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t of a nuclear-propelled submarine to protect the oil reserves found recently off its coast, the defense minister said Friday. The vessel — which officials hope to be complete by 2020 — would be the…

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Identifiant : Mot de passe : [ Mot de passe oublié ] PetrobrasÂ? Exploration & Production director, Guilherme Estrella, and Company Executive Managers will give a press conference next Monday (09/…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's national intelligence agency will investigate accusations that its agents tapped the phones of top government officials including the president of the Sup…

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SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pushed late Tuesday for the country to became an exporter of high-value premium oil products rather than crude oil to maximize the …

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(Press Release) - Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based materials, today announced that it will acquire the remaining 40% of the joint venture formed in September 2007 with Votorantim Celulose e Pa…

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Deutsche Lufthansa AG and SN Airholding SA/NV, the parent company of Brussels Airlines, are in constructive negotiations over an equity investment in SN Airholding. The intention of the negotiations i…

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its second carbon credit auction for the sale of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) held by the São Paulo Municipal Government. A total amount of 713,000 CERs will be auctioned in a single lot un…

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Brazil's federal police on Friday arrested at least 11 people on suspicion of fraud in the run-up to the City Council election in October. A "Free Vote" operation was launched in the morning…

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Reuters UK

Schuster: Robinho Not Coming To A CoruñaGoal.com, Switzerland - 20 hours agoWe’ll see what to do with him when he returns from playing with Brazil.” There is little doubt that the past few weeks have been a turbulent time for …NO ROBINHO FOR REAL Sportinglife.comSoccer-Unsettled Robinho out of Real squad for season opener Reuters.ukChelsea must up [...]

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Students in Brazil get a new ClassmateCNET News, CA - Aug 29, 2008Pointing to the current project, she notes that many of the students will never have the opportunity to travel to all of Brazil, even. …

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Oil spill kills 2000 penguins in southern BrazilEconomic Times, India - Aug 29, 2008In the winter of the southern hemisphere, thousands of penguins travel as far as Brazil. They are pushed north by cold ocean currents as they search for …

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Brazilian Tourist Board Takes Manhattan by Storm in AugustMarketWatch - Aug 25, 2008Travel to Brazil is increasing in popularity. The country's overall tourism revenues are on the rise and nearing record levels as a result of foreign …Strong dollar blamed for soaring travel deficit Financial Postall 21 news articles

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Sisters travel separate paths in 'Seamstress'San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Aug 26, 2008By Frances de Pontes Peebles So vast and rugged a land is Brazil that until well into the 20th century, large swaths of it were deemed ungovernable. …

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Gringoes.com

Brazil Through Foreign EyesGringoes.com, Brazil - Aug 29, 2008I had never visited South America and I thought that Brazil seemed to be a good place to start. I noticed a special travel brochure in our local tourist …

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Anxiety heightens over Yar’Adua’s healthThe Punch, Nigeria - Aug 28, 2008The anxiety over the President’s health had peaked again with the failure of Yar’Adua to travel to Brazil on a state visit as earlier scheduled in his …Yar’Adua: FG fuels anxiety over health Daily Championall 13 news articles

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The 2006 World Cup second-round match between Brazil and Ghana was influenced by an Asian betting syndicate, according to an article in Monday’s editions of Der Spiegel, a German magazine.

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CBC.ca

Schuster: Robinho Not Coming To CoruñaGoal.com, Switzerland - 7 hours agoWe’ll see what to do with him when he returns from playing with Brazil.” There is little doubt that the past few weeks have been a turbulent time for …NO ROBINHO FOR REAL Sportinglife.comSoccer-Unsettled Robinho out of Real squad for season opener Reuters.ukChelsea must up Robinho bid [...]

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Roger Federer stormed ahead in his title defence at the US Open with a second-round victory against an out-classed Brazilian Thiago Alves.

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Exchange students heading back homeLeader Post, Canada - 13 hours agoThey are from Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Japan, Mexico, all over," said Ackerman. "So they come and I find homes for them and register them into school in …

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Ottawa Citizen

Go big or stay homeCalgary Herald,  Canada - 13 hours agoFor travellers keen on size, the BootsnAll Travel Network has come up with a list of nine of the world's largest travel-related items. …Aim big, from hotels to beaches and pools The Gazette (Montreal)Upsize your holiday Ottawa Citizenall 4 news articles

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Washington, Aug 29 : Reese Witherspoon has spoken against domestic violence during her recent visit to Brazil.

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New York, Aug 30 : Roger Federer stormed ahead in his title defence at the US Open with a second-round victory against an out-classed Brazilian Thiago Alves.

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popular Brazilian resort, and officials say they are searching for a cause. Authorities said they have counted nearly 200 dead penguins found on the beaches of the island city of Florianopolis, but pe…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil will spend US0 million by the end of next year on the development of a nuclear-propelled submarine to protect the oil reserves found recently off its coast, the de…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - More than 200 oil-slicked penguins have washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort, and officials say they are searching for the source of the oil.

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(IPYS/IFEX) - Rio de Janeiro judge Osvaldo Freixinho ordered the Brazilian version of "Playboy" magazine to recall its August issue which contained a photograph of actress Carol Castro, semi-nude and …

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to "deepen democracy" and "to consolidate the process of change." The plebiscite will seek to give more national revenues to the country's downtrodden indigenous majority, a…

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NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA: Quote, Profile, Research) (PBR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to shut its production platform in the Cottonwood fie…

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