Brazilia summons G-20 urgent meeting on financial crisisXinhua, China - 7 hours agoAccording to the forecast, Brazil's economic growth would fall to 5.2 percent in 2008 and 3.5 percent in 2009, from 5.4 percent in 2007. …

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How I travel: Myken StewartNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 9 hours agoThe trip that began my passion for travel: I spent a year in Brazil on a student exchange 20 years ago … , with a wonderful host family, learning a new …

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Lewis Hamilton recycles green ideas but carbon footprint hit by fameTimes Online, UK - 12 hours ago… the McLaren driver was confronted by a sceptical British journalist, curious about his travel arrangements in Geneva, where he lives for tax reasons. …A night race to remember Manila Standard TodayLewis Hamilton sits pretty but needs to be big [...]

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Business schools are teaming up to give students an international edgeIndependent, UK - 12 hours ago… demands considerable travel. Students visit the school's five European campuses as well as Brussels, and either the US or Norway and a module in Brazil, …

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Brazzil Magazine

Brazil Summons G20 Members for Meeting This Weekend in WashingtonBrazzil Magazine, Los Angeles - 13 hours agoMantega, who is the current president of the G20, was expected to travel to Washington this Wednesday to participate in the annual meetings of the IMF and …

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Ronaldinho is predicting he will soon recapture his best form and admitted that he has been given a new lease of life following his move from Barcelona to AC Milan this summer.

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Mexico City, Oct 8 (Xinhua) Latin American countries have reacted differently to the current world financial crisis with some governments urging more support from developed nations and some others taking active measures against it.

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Brazil's very recent emergence on the global stage has fueled debate in the country between those advocating adaptation to international norms and those who view Brazil's real interests as conflicting…

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Russia and Brazil were the big beneficiaries at the top of the rankings when FIFA published their latest list on Wednesday. Russia moved back into the top 10, climbing three places to ninth, while Br…

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Zurich - European champions Spain remained atop the world football rankings while Brazil rose two places and Russia returned into the top 10 in the latest list issued Wednesday by the world governing …

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Brazil will provide as much as 10 billion reais (.8-billion) of loans to build oil service ships, rigs and platforms as the U.S. mortgage crisis crimps financing worldwide. The loans, about half of …

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Latin American countries Tuesday reacted differently to current world financial crisis with some urging for more support from developed nations and some taking active measures against it. Brazilian Pr…

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Mixed Results for Lula in Brazil ElectionTIME - Oct 6, 2008"That is why he cannot even travel to Rio. He can't say I support X or Y or Z." Brazil's complex and often contradictory political system allowed a diverse …

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AFC Champions League: Vidmar Unconcerned With Rivaldo ThreatGoal.com, Switzerland - Oct 7, 2008Together with Chilean import Jose Luis Villanueva, the former Brazil international form a potent attacking threat. Vidmar however, insists his players will …Zico out to work magic as Japan eyes ACL final AFPNo special attention for Rivaldo: Reds The West AustralianReds' ACL run can continue, [...]

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Dunga names Brazil World Cup squad after double injuryWorldcupweb.com, South Africa - Oct 7, 2008Brazil travel to Venezuela for Sunday's match and will host Colombia three days later, and will be hoping for Kaka to play a leading role. …

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'UK travellers visiting more "exotic" destinations'World First Travel Insurance, UK - 1 hour ago… according to the Association of British Travel Agents. Frances Tuke, spokesperson for the firm, said that emerging economies, such as Brazil, …

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AC Milan playmaker Kaka would be encouraged to be himself and play his natural game should he make his international return on Sunday after an 11-month absence, Brazil coach Dunga has said.

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Washington, October 7 : A Brazilian palm berry called "acai" (pronounced ah-sigh-EE), known to contain numerous antioxidants, has proven its ability to be absorbed in the human body when consumed both as juice and pulp, say researchers.

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In a case similar to the daily Extra newspaper in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 28, Brazilian bandits now have obstructed the circulation of newspapers containing reports related to…

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U.S. Financial Crisis MEXICO CITY, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — Latin American countries Tuesday reacted differently to current world financial crisis with some urging for more support from developed nations a…

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MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - A Korean Air aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil on Wednesday after hitting a vulture shortly after take-off, a spokesman for Brazil's INFRAERO…

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — The U.S. is set to suspend a trade deal with Bolivia that is worth 20,000 Bolivian jobs and 0 million a year, but President Evo Morales says South America's poorest country shoul…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Major Latin American equity markets finished sharply lower Tuesday, with further pressure coming from a slide on Wall Street on apprehension about the possibility of a cut…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro state the first semi-submersible oil platform in his country. The P-51 platform b…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized on Tuesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for lack of action in the midst of the international financi…

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convention in Orlando, Fla. Líder, a South American Hawker Beechcraft dealer and authorized service center since 1996, bought what is considered to be one of the largest general aviation aircr…

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Bronsiacco Industrial Ltd. The closing of the deal, which could happen in 30-days with the appropriate approvals, will be financed with the proceeds from an Asian-based investment transaction, Southr…

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has invested an additional .25 million in Multigrain, a Brazilian agricultural joint venture, the company said Tuesday. The Inver Grove-based cooperative said the investment furthers its internati…

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Petro Vista Energy Corp. has closed the acquisition of a 41.3% working interest in the shallow offshore producing oil concession Block SES-107D ("Tartaruga Block") subject to the receipt of …

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Thirty-one penguins stranded on the balmy Brazilian coast have been loaded to a ship in the first step of a journey to return them south to their natural habitat in Patagonia. The ship will take thre…

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(ABRAJI/IFEX) - Similar to the "Extra" newspaper case in the city of Rio de Janeiro on 28 September 2008, bandits have obstructed the circulation of newspapers containing reports related to electoral …

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Paulo Sotero , a veteran Brazilian commentator and lecturer, says there is great interest in Latin America about the impact of the U.S. presidential elections, especially on business relations. Sotero…

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There Are More Than 1.5 Million Open Source Insigne OS Users on PCs Manufactured By SEMP Toshiba, Kelow, Kennex, Mirax and Qbex, and the Expectation Is to Reach 2 Million in 2008

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0 posts A Brazilian palm berry, popular health food though little research has been done on it, now may have its purported benefits better understood. In the first research involving people, the ac…

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A former Cabinet official is returning to his post as president of one of Brazil's biggest food makers to try to turn around the troubled company.The president and vice president of Sadia SA both step…

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A stock market rout across Latin America left indices reeling Monday, blowing apart assurances by leaders that the region was relatively sheltered from the world financial crisis.Brazil, the largest e…

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CAIRO: African champions Egypt are set to play Brazil in next year's Confederations Cup after South Africa have been seeded on top of Group A.The competition rules separate countries from the same con…

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Under Brazil's laws, wiretapping is meant to be an investigative method of last resort. But it has become a primary tool to crack white-collar cases. According to an estimate released by legislators, …

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NMKT ) today announced NewMarket's Brazilian subsidiary UniOne has signed a contract and begun implementation of an Oracle Hyperion Financial Management project for leading Latin American private e…

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The Church in Bolivia has encouraged further national dialogue to achieve a peaceful solution to the crisis that is affecting the country, in response to the news that opposition leaders are pulling o…

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www.spin3.com )*, powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has announced its entry into the South American market. Spin3 will debut its leading portfolio of mo…

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SAO PAULO, Brazil — Maybe they should have tried "John McCain."At least eight "Barack Obamas" who borrowed the Democratic presidential candidate's name to run in Brazilian local elections lost.The de…

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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Air Canada and TAM, Brazil's largest airline, have agreed to offer each others' customers an expanded choice of destinations and transfers in their home countries. The introduct…

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Gov. Charlie Crist discussed Florida’s collaborative efforts on international trade, alternative energy and environmental preservation with officials from Latin America and the Caribbean on Oct….

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Penguins are gathered together in Brazil ready to be airlifted to cooler waters Photograph: AP More than 370 young penguins, who were mysteriously washed up on tropical beaches in Brazil, have been …

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Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has meetings scheduled with officials from Japan and Brazil to discuss expanding trade opportunities between the state and those countries.

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CARACAS — Currencies throughout Latin America tumbled in value against the dollar, and the value of Brazil's stock exchange dropped by 8 percent, as the U.S. financial crisis reverberated throughout…

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The Big 5 Show, version 2008, the main building sector fair in the Arab world, should include great participation of Brazilian companies. The Brazil Pavilion should include 37 tile-, ornamental-stone-…

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Brazil's Ministry of Tourism has recently launched the campaign "Sensational Brazil" to show the diversity of Brazilian tourism. The promotion is being aired in the 12 countries that mos…

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BRASILIA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — The Brazilian government said on Monday that the country had the tools and resources to face the international financial crisis. The government is taking measures to guar…

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