Rio De Janeiro, Sep 26 (Xinhua) Seven people have been killed and 21 injured in a bus-truck collision in southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, officials said.
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Archive for September 25th, 2008
Brazil to invest $25 bn for ethanol production
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Brazil plans to invest billion to build new ethanol plants in the country to meet the demand for alternative fuel that is expected to grow 150 percent in the next decade, Spain's EFE reported.
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Brazil stocks soar on US financial bailout plan
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Brazilian stocks soared Thursday on optimism over the U.S. plan to bail out troubled financial institution, a move that investors believe could prevent a global economic slowdown.Sao Paulo's Ibovespa …
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Bolivia puts crisis talks on hold
Posted in September 25th, 2008
LA PAZ: President Evo Morales and autonomy-seeking opposition governors on Thursday postponed their talks aimed at defusing Bolivia's violent political crisis until Monday, officials said. The talks w…
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Brazil Cosmetic Industry Hoping to Rake US$ 12 Billion This Year
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Brazilian Exports of cosmetics grew 21% in the first eight months of 2008 when compared to the same period last year. They rose from US$ 360 million to US$ 421 million. This information was disclosed …
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Brazil up, Mexico breaks losing streak on U.S. bailout hopes
Posted in September 25th, 2008
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican and Brazilian equities climbed Thursday, fueled by word that U.S. lawmakers had reached an agreement to inject billions of dollars into the crippled financial syst…
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Brazil driver owes $2.7m in fines
Posted in September 25th, 2008
SAO PAULO - Brazilian police reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly US ($NZ2.97) million in unpaid traffic fines.Folha OnLine says police stopped 36-year-old Arm…
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Kaka returns to Brazil squad; Ronaldinho out
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Ronaldinho was dropped and a fit-again Kaka called into Brazil's squad on Thursday for next month's World Cup qualifiers.Despite being a starter in recent matches, Ronaldinho was left out after poor p…
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Brazil Nabs Man at Airport With 200 Birds in Bag
Posted in September 25th, 2008
BRAZIL: September 26, 2008 BRASILIA - Brazilian authorities detained a Portuguese man at Sao Paulo's international airport with 200 birds in his bag, police said on Thursday. Customs officials f…
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Ecuador may default on US$200 mil. Brazil loan
Posted in September 25th, 2008
US0 million loan granted by a Brazilian development bank to build a hydroelectric plant in central Ecuador that had to be closed. Correa also sent Ecuadorean soldiers to occupy the plant and local …
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Brazilian Chicken Exports to Middle East Grow 17%, Bring 66% More Revenue
Posted in September 25th, 2008
The volume of Brazilian exports of chicken to the Middle East should break a new record this year. This is the expectation of the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef), which registered shipm…
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Putin says ties with Latin America a top priority
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to make relations with Latin America a top foreign policy priority, a pledge backed by the first Russian naval deployment to the Caribbean since the Cold W…
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Brazilian Government Agency Helps Exporters Earn US$ 8.8 Billion
Posted in September 25th, 2008
The companies that are participating in the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) projects exported US$ 8.8 billion from January to June this year. The target for 2008 is US$ …
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Emerging economies to remain locomotive of global growth
Posted in September 25th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Thursday that emerging economies will continue to be the locomotive of the world's economic growth. "A new world m…
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Brazilian woman finds fame as McCain
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, shows an old photo of herself, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. The former Brazilian model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being revea…
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Brazil’s confidence stores up future problems
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Brazil’s confidence stores up future problems By Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo Published: September 25 2008 04:15 | Last updated: September 25 2008 04:15
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Latin American Leaders Address Wide Range of Concerns at UN General Assembly
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says his country is taking measures to counter drug trafficking but that the international community must work together to confront the problem.President Uribe told th…
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Ban praises rise in school enrolment rates in Latin America
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Latin America has posted impressive improvements in school enrolment rates, particularly among girls, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told a gathering of countries from the region.
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Alitalia plane makes emergency landing in NE Brazil
Posted in September 25th, 2008
A plane operated by Italy's Alitalia made an emergency landing at an international airport in northeastern Brazil Thursday. No one was injured in the incident. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, landed at …
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In Brazil, Many Laws Are for Englishman
Posted in September 25th, 2008
Brazilian monetary authorities eased rules on reserve requirements that banks must keep at the Central Bank in a push to inject liquidity and preserve Brazil from the impacts of…
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