Austral Group: Expanding the MBALatin Business Chronicle, FL - 22 hours agoThe Austral Group is seeing good demand for travel to all four countries where it operates. "More and more trips [are going] to Brazil ," Sheffield says. …
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Austral Group: Expanding the MBA - Latin Business Chronicle
Posted in August 25th, 2008
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Strong dollar blamed for soaring travel deficit - Financial Post
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Strong dollar blamed for soaring travel deficitFinancial Post, Canada - 23 hours agoOTTAWA — The Canadian strong dollar has contributed to a more than sixfold increase in Canada's travel deficit and there's no relief in sight, …
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Massa and Hamilton favourites for Formula One title
Posted in August 25th, 2008
The close-fought race for the Formula One driver's championship is developing into a two-way contest between Britain's Lewis Hamilton and Brazil's Felipe Massa.
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Tektronix Adds Brazil ISDB-TB DTV Standard to MPEG Analyzer and Generator Portfolio
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Posted on: Monday, 25 August 2008, 09:00 CDT BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Tektronix, Inc., a leading, worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced com…
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Southridge secures $7.5M for ethanol plant in Brazil
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Southridge Brasilia Corp. , a subsidiary, has secured an additional .5 million to move forward with construction of an ethanol facility in Brazil. The funding was supplied by Southridge’s pro…
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Alumina seeks $910m for Brazil
Posted in August 25th, 2008
OUTDOING analysts' expectations, Alumina Ltd plans to raise 0 million through an entitlement offer to fund expansion in Brazil and strengthen its balance sheet.
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Travel Picks: Nine of the world's largest for travelers - ABS CBN News
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Travel Picks: Nine of the world's largest for travelersABS CBN News, Philippines - Aug 23, 2008Praia do Cassino (Cassino Beach) on the southern coast of Brazil stretches 152 miles from the channel that connects the Lagoa do Patos lake to the Atlantic …
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Latin Tourism: The Driver - Latin Business Chronicle
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Latin Tourism: The DriverLatin Business Chronicle, FL - 1 hour agoAccording to research by the industry’s WTTO, the World Travel and Tourism Council, released this year, world travel and tourism is expected to generate …
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Brazil, Germany launch economic conference as business booms
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Cologne - German and Brazilian industry leaders launched a business conference Monday against the backdrop of rapidly growing economic ties between the two countries. "German company investment in Bra…
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MTI wins $20-million Embraer contract
Posted in August 25th, 2008
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Brazilian plane maker Embraer selected MTI Global Inc. to supply thermal and acoustic insulation materials to the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 aircraft. MTI estimated the value of the…
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Embraer Selects MTI Global to Supply Insulation Materials to Its Two New Executive
Posted in August 25th, 2008
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - Aug. 25, 2008) - MTI Global Inc. (TSX:MTI - News) announced today, that its aerospace division MTI-PolyFab Inc. has been selected by Embraer to supply thermal and a…
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Petrobras And Sevan Sign Firm Drilling Contract
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Petrobras SA and a subsidiary of Sevan Drilling AS, have signed a firm drilling contract for a newbuild drilling unit intended for operations off the coast of Brasil, in water depths down to 2,400 m. …
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Fair Trade and Organic Cotton Opened the World to This Brazilian Company
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Based in Petrpolis, a city in the Brazilian southeastern state of Rio de Janeiro, textile mill Razo Social (Social Reason) has found in fair and ethical trade the opportunity to grow and reach out to …
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In Brazil, Banks Lead with US$ 10 Billion in Profits in First Half
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Total profits of the four main sectors represented by Brazil's Bovespa (So Paulo Stock Exchange) - banking, oil and gas, electric energy and mining - totaled 48 billion reais (US$ 30 billion) in the f…
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Brazil Anticipating US$ 35 Billion in Foreign Direct Investment This Year
Posted in August 25th, 2008
According to the projection of the Central Bank of Brazil, the country should receive US$ 35 billion in FDI in the whole of 2008. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into Brazil reached US$ 3.24 bi…
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Brazil, Trying to Avoid the Iran-Iraq Curse After Newfound Oil Riches
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, proposed the review of the current oil exploitation model and the creation of another company to manage the so called pre-salt oil fields which are b…
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Petrobras to fall short again
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras said today it will probably fall short of its production goal for the fourth straight year after several fields failed to meet expectations. The state-owned company's ave…
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Brazil Promotes Its Other, Less Famous Rain Forest in the US and Canada
Posted in August 25th, 2008
The Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Institute) is going to bring to Brazil, starting on Monday, 70 foreign tourism operators to learn about the Atlantic Forest region. The intention of the Ministry of Tou…
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Live Nation extends concert deals in Latin America
Posted in August 25th, 2008
Concert company Live Nation said Thursday it has agreed to an exclusive five-year deal with entertainment firms CIE and Time for Fun to extend its reach into Latin America.Terms were not disclosed.CIE…
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Bolivia truck accident kills dozens
Posted in August 25th, 2008
At least 46 people died in Bolivia when a truck loaded with goods and peasants lurched off a mountainous highway and fell nearly 1,000 feet, local media reported. This was the worst traff…
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