ent of nearly US million in unpaid traffic fines. Folha OnLine says police stopped 36-year-old Armando Clemente da Silva on Wednesday night and discovered he has been ticketed nearly 1,000 times sin…
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Archive for September 26th, 2008
Two carriers pin their hopes on iPhone
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Sales of iPhones will help boost the carriers' revenue and margins by increasing demand for value-added services, such as broadband Internet. Claro said margins on earnings before interest, taxes, dep…
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Brazil arrests 13 people with links to wild animal trafficking
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazil has arrested 13 people with links to wild animal trafficking and rescued over 1,000 wild animals in Caruaru, northeastern Brazil, during an operation called "Free Flight," local media…
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Petrobras announces discovering new oil field in Brazil
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras announced on Friday the discovery of a light oil field in Santos Basin in southeast Brazil. According to the company, the oil field is located in sandy…
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Brazilian Shares Hurt By Exporters; Mexico Slips
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazilian shares finished lower Friday, hurt by sharp declines in two exporters following disclosures about their hefty losses from foreign-exchange operations. Mexican shares also fell as investors…
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Deforestation Plan In The Works For Brazil
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Posted on: Friday, 26 September 2008, 16:05 CDT A key commitment in a drafted climate change plan states the Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015The plan, however, stops …
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U.S. moves to suspend trade benefits for Bolivia
Posted in September 26th, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is moving to suspend longtime U.S. trade benefits for Bolivia because of that country's failure to cooperate in drug-fighting efforts in the past y…
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Reform of Global Financial System Needed, Says Minister
Posted in September 26th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 26 (IPS) - A new international financial architecture, based on different rules, is a reform that has long been demanded by different sectors and is now "inevitable" in the face of…
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El Salvador - Community radio reporter assaulted by municipal officials
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Target(s): human rights worker(s) , journalist(s) Type(s) of violation(s): assaulted , threatened Urgency: Threat
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Microsoft inaugurates Latin American Forum for Innovative Teachers
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Santo Domingo.- The 1st Latin American Forum for Innovative Teachers was inaugurated today, an event that gathers 200 teachers for more than two days, as authorities and private partners throughout th…
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Brazilian student blinded by stray bullet in Calgary saw flash, then felt pain
Posted in September 26th, 2008
CALGARY - A Brazilian student blinded by a stray bullet in downtown Calgary says he saw a flash and then felt pain in his head before he could no longer see anything. Neto was hit in the face las…
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Brazilian pair praised over six-goal triumph
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Al Jazira coach Abel Braga praised the performance of his two Brazilian strikers saying they had proved their worth. The coach praised his side's performance in the 6-1 win but highlighted…
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Brazil exporters hit hard on currency bets
Posted in September 26th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Two large Brazilian exporters on Friday confirmed huge currency-related losses as investors fled emerging markets, weakening Brazil's currency – and making the com…
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TAM to Launch Daily Service From Sao Paulo to Lima
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Posted on: Friday, 26 September 2008, 12:00 CDT Brazilian airline TAM has announced that it will launch a new daily service from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Lima, Peru, effective October 17, 2008. The airl…
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Gobierno pide honestidad a opositores
Posted in September 26th, 2008
LA PAZ — El gobierno del presidente Evo Morales pidió honestidad y flexibilidad a los prefectos opositores para concluir con la firma de un acuerdo básico que permita avanzar en un pac…
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Salvador presidential candidate won
Posted in September 26th, 2008
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's leading presidential candidate says he would keep the dollar as the country's currency.Leftist candidate Mauricio Funes says he also plans to continue El Sa…
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CSN Executive: Namisa Brazil Iron Ore Unit Sale In Progress
Posted in September 26th, 2008
(SID), or CSN, is still in the process of selling its Namisa iron ore unit and it expects to finalize the deal as soon as possible, the company's head of investor relations,
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JBIC to Jointly Lend 550 M. Dlrs to Brazilian Steelmaker
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Tokyo, Sept 26, 2008 (Jiji Press) - The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Friday it has signed an accord to join forces with three Japanese banks to lend up to 550 million dollars to a Bra…
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Putin says ties with Latin America a top priority
Posted in September 26th, 2008
(09-26) 07:59 PDT MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia and Venezuelan officials on Friday signed agreements meant to bolster cooperation in the oil and gas industry, playing up energy ties between two natio…
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"Violence Is Part of the History of El Salvador"
Posted in September 26th, 2008
SAN SALVADOR, Sep 26 (IPS) - He says he has read the Bible three times and that gang members are "not only victimisers but victims of the system of violence" in El Salvador.Arranging an excl…
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Brazilian driver with $2 million of speeding fines is caught
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Transport authorities in Brazil have caught up with a speed-loving Brazilian driver who clocked up nearly million in fines, local media reported. Police intercepted the driver of a 12-year-old c…
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Brazil stocks fall on bailout concerns
Posted in September 26th, 2008
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian stocks have fallen sharply after U.S. lawmakers failed to reach a deal to bail out troubled financial institutions, adding to concerns of a globa…
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Equities Fall As U.S. Bailout Plan Shoved Under Microscope
Posted in September 26th, 2008
(CZZ) posted the biggest losses, with shares of the sugar cane and ethanol producer down 8.7% after Moody's Investors Service downgraded its ratings. The agency cited, in part, weaker operating ma…
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Brazil confident in face of economic crisis
Posted in September 26th, 2008
The financial crisis in the U.S. is not greatly effecting economic growth in Latin America's largest economy, Brazil's finance minister said Thursday.But some analysts say confidence is overblown amon…
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Brazil driver owes $2 million in fines
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazilian police reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly US million in unpaid traffic fines.Folha OnLine says police stopped 36-year-old Armando Clemente da Silva…
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Brazil mining giant Vale to build refinery, expand bauxite mine in Para
Posted in September 26th, 2008
SAO PAUL — Brazilian mining giant Vale said Wednesday it will spend more than .6 billion to build an alumina refinery and to expand a bauxite mine in the northern state of Para.Companhia Vale do R…
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Laid-back bikers create a little bit of Brazil
Posted in September 26th, 2008
, or cheese bread, and eventually mount their bikes to head out an hour and a half past schedule.The Brazilian Riders — in a departure typical of their laid-back style — are ready for another leisur…
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Bolivia embraces traditional healers
Posted in September 26th, 2008
EL ALTO, Bolivia — When Sabino Quento was involved in a serious car accident, the hospital was the last place he thought to seek treatment for his broken bones and nerve damage.Instead, he went to E…
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Brazilian President Wants to Jail Journalists Who Use Wiretaps
Posted in September 26th, 2008
The IAPA (Inter American Press Association) is voicing concern at a bill introduced to congress by Brazil's executive branch that would amend the rules regulating wiretaps and make it an offense p…
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Brazilian bank to finance energy transmission system project
Posted in September 26th, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Brazil's Development Bank (BNDES) announced Thursday the approval of a 180-million-U.S.-dollar loan for Sao Paulo-based energy distribution company CTEEP to buil…
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Brazil Up, Mexico Breaks Losing Streak On U.S. Bailout Hopes
Posted in September 26th, 2008
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 system.
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Brazil hails successful lunching of Shenzhou-7 mission
Posted in September 26th, 2008
President of the Brazilian SpaceAgency (AEB) Carlos Ganem lauded the successful launching of the Shenzhou-7 mission on Thursday, describing the mission as a milestone of space activities. "The AE…
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Emerging economies to remain locomotive of global growth
Posted in September 26th, 2008
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 may emerge from the current internat…
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Britain temporarily removes visa requirement for Brazilians - Xinhua
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Britain temporarily removes visa requirement for BraziliansXinhua, China - 19 hours ago26 (Xinhua) — The British government decided to recall the demand for visas to Brazilians and removed Brazil from a blacklist of countries with illegal …
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EXCLUSIVE: Brighton? I'm going to Brazil - Robinho makes a flying … - Daily Mail
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Times Online
EXCLUSIVE: Brighton? I'm going to Brazil - Robinho makes a flying …Daily Mail, UK - Sep 25, 2008With City’s next game not until Sunday - when they travel to Wigan - Hughes clearly feels that Robinho will have enough time to recover from a 11000-mile …Hughes defuses storm over Robinho Times OnlineHughes: We must bounce [...]
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Seeking Brazil Travel Specialist - Concierge
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Seeking Brazil Travel SpecialistConcierge, NY - Sep 24, 2008I do know that if I personally were traveling to Brazil I'd book through one of the vetted Brazil specialists on my list of the World's Top Travel …
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Brazil Has a US$ 4 Billion Travel Deficit So Far This Year - Brazzil Magazine
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Brazzil Magazine
Brazil Has a US$ 4 Billion Travel Deficit So Far This YearBrazzil Magazine, Los Angeles - Sep 23, 2008Expenditure by foreign tourists in Brazil totaled US$ 499 million in August and US$ 3.866 billion this year. The international travel deficit was US$ 523 …
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India, South Africa, Brazil ink tourism pact - Indian Express
Posted in September 26th, 2008
India, South Africa, Brazil ink tourism pactIndian Express, India - Sep 22, 2008Kochi, September 22 The fifth edition of Kerala Travel Mart, the biennial event of showcasing the state’s tourism, saw good participation of stake holders …Kerala Travel Mart event to promote Kerala tourism domain-BKTM a grand success: Kerala Govt Financial Express‘Looking Beyond’ released Express BuzzExpress Buzzall [...]
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India, Brazil, South Africa sign tourism cooperation pact - Hindustan Times
Posted in September 26th, 2008
NDTV.com
India, Brazil, South Africa sign tourism cooperation pactHindustan Times, India - Sep 21, 2008India, Brazil and South Africa signed a draft tripartite tourism cooperation agreement Sunday at the fifth edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM). …IBSA to discuss tri-continental tour package Peninsula On-lineIsaac blasts hegemony Express BuzzPeople behind State’s tourism success:VS HinduZee News - Newstrack Indiaall 21 [...]
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The tourist vs. the traveler - MSNBC
Posted in September 26th, 2008
The tourist vs. the travelerMSNBC - Sep 25, 2008… as Brazilians come home with a better appreciation for Brazil and Egyptians come home with a better appreciation for Egypt. One of the joys of travel is …
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Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover Travel Group … - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover Travel Group …PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 6 hours agoClients who plan their travel package to Brazil with Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover Travel Group for a travel period from November 2008 …
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UPI Energy Watch - United Press International
Posted in September 26th, 2008
China Daily
UPI Energy WatchUnited Press International - 6 hours agoAnother major oil and gas find in Brazil. Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, along with Portugal's Galp Energia, announced they have confirmed a new …Video: Moscow and Caracas bask in close ties RussiaTodayChavez sets off to cement ties with allies Business Dayall 868 news articles
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Dr Latitude: So much to see, so little time - New Zealand Herald
Posted in September 26th, 2008
Dr Latitude: So much to see, so little timeNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 7 hours agoPhoto / AP My 26-year-old daughter is planning to travel to Peru, Brazil and Argentina at Christmas for two weeks. She would like to join a tour - one that …
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Fire in her soul - The Australian
Posted in September 26th, 2008
The Australian
Fire in her soulThe Australian, Australia - 9 hours agoI can't wait to get there: Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil, for starters. Who knows what else, there are always many surprises around the corner, …
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