Brazilian police have intercepted two trained homing pigeons that were being used to carry mobile phone parts into a prison in Sao Paulo state.
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Blog.Brazil
Brazilian News: International Edition.
Archive for March, 2009
Business Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Tax Breaks for Carmakers
Posted in March 31st, 2009
Brazil’s government extended tax breaks for the automobile sector and cut taxes on cement, paint and other construction materials in a bid to revive major industrial sectors.
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Brazil cuts taxes in face of economic downturn
Posted in March 30th, 2009
The Brazilian government enacted additional tax cuts Monday in the face of shrinking forecasts for gross domestic product (GDP) amid the global economic downturn.
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Gisele Bundchen thinking of adopting a child
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is considering adopting a child from her native place with American football star husband Tom Brady.
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Brazil stumbles with 1-1 draw against Ecuador
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Brazil looked well poised to win against Ecuador, but the home side equalised just one minute before the end of the game at high altitude here at the South American qualifiers towards the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Rio de Janeiro authorities build walls to stop slum growth
Posted in March 30th, 2009
MOSCOW, March 30 (RIA Novosti) - Municipal authorities in Rio de Janeiro have decided to build cement walls to stop the growth of favelas, or slums, national media reported on Monday. Work was begu…
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Brazil, Ecuador draw 1-1
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Ecuador's Cristian Noboa scored in the 89th minute to force a 1-1 draw with Brazil in a World Cup qualifier Sunday.Brazil scored first via Julio Baptista on the only clear opportunity the Brazilians h…
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Brazil doctors remove spear from man
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Surgeons successfully removed a 15-centimeter (6-inch) fishing spear from the brain of a man who was struck while diving off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, doctors said Sunday.Emerson de Oliveira Abreu …
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Argentina impress, Brazil stall
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Diego Maradona's official debut as Argentina coach went according to plan as his charges disposed of Venezuela to close the gap on leaders Paraguay, who slumped to defeat in Uruguay. Brazil fell t…
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Small plane crashes on top of houses in Brazil
Posted in March 30th, 2009
A small plane has crashed into a residential area in southern Brazil, damaging two houses and one car but not causing any injuries.Authorities tell local media that the single engine plane belonged to…
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Off-form Brazil to clash with Peru and their own fans
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Buenos Aires - The 12th round of South America's qualifiers towards the 2010 World Cup in South Africa finds regional giants Brazil and Argentina experiencing conflicting fortunes. Argentina are cruis…
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Brazil slip to fourth after draw in Quito
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Top four in South American group automatically qualify with fifth earning a playoff Brazil are five points adrift of leaders Paraguay after indifferent qualifying campaign Argentina boosted by 4-0 win…
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Brazil saved by Julio Cesar in Ecuador
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Julio Cesar Brazil drew 1-1 away to Ecuador in their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier on Sunday thanks to an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Julio Cesar, Fifa.com reported. Ecuador…
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Lacklustre Brazil draws Ecuador 1-1
Posted in March 30th, 2009
Ecuador's Cristian Noboa scored a goal in the 89th minute to force a 1-1 tie with Brazil in a World Cup of soccer qualifier Sunday. Chile beat Peru 3-1 in a later qualifying match to jump past Brazil…
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Brazil ties Ecuador 1-1 in World Cup qualifier
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Brazil made a 1-1 away draw to Ecuador in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday due to the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Julio Cesar. Ecuador outplayed the five-time world champions but were den…
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Brazil v. Peru Preview
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Brazil v. Peru
April 1st, 9:10 P.M. Eastern Time (after the Brazilian soaps are over)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Estadio Beira-Río
The last time these two nations played was in September ‘07, with a 1-1 draw the result. Since then, Peru has been dealing with a host of on and off the pitch issues [...]
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Cesar earns Brazil a point
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Brazil drew 1-1 away to Ecuador in their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifier on Sunday thanks to an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
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Brazil stumbles with 1-1 draw in Ecuador
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Quito - Brazil seemed lucky Sunday to be getting a win against Ecuador, but its rival equalized just one minute before the end of the game at high altitude in Quito, in the South American qualifiers t…
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Noboa earns late draw
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Updated: March 29, 2009, 8:00 AM UK Cristian Noboa scored late to earn Ecuador a point against Brazil in a 1-1 draw in a World Cup Qualifying match.Julio Baptista came in for Ronaldinho in the 71st m…
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Brazil doctors remove spear from man
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SAO PAULO (AP) Surgeons successfully removed a 15-centimeter (6-inch) fishing spear from the brain of a man who was struck while diving off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, doctors said Sunday. …
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Jobless Brazilians seek legal experts
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SHIZUOKA — Over 100 Brazilians, who have lost their jobs or residences, on Sunday attended a gathering organized by a support group for advice from legal experts on their livelihoods in Hamamat…
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Ecuador 1-1 Brazil: Noboa earns late draw
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Brazil drew 1-1 away in Ecuador in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday thanks to an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
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An Undeserved Draw: Ecuador v. Brazil
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Ecuador clearly deserved the three points in this match. They outshot Brazil 22-8, and dominated possession for most of the match. Julio Cesar’s brilliance prevented Brazil from losing this match 4-1. Christian Benítez, the Ecuadorian forward who plays for Mexican club Santos, was the man of the match. Brazil had a tremendous amount of problems [...]
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Brazil doctors remove spear from man
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SAO PAULO — Surgeons successfully removed a 15-centimeter (6-inch) fishing spear from the brain of a man who was struck while diving off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, doctors said Sunday.Emerson de O…
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Building New Bridges to Latin America
Posted in March 29th, 2009
MADRID, Mar 29 (IPS) - In the shadows of a critical Arab summit in Doha this week, a parallel Arab- South American heads of state meeting is expected to seal key political and economic cooperation a…
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Jobless Brazilians seek legal advice
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) More than 100 people, many of them Brazilians who have lost their jobs or residences, attended a gathering Sunday organized by a support group for advice from legal experts on their l…
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Brazil minister skeptical of global warming deal
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Brazil's Environmental Minister says a "climate apartheid" between rich and poor nations could hinder a global warming deal this year. Carlos Minc says the world "unfortunately is far from reaching a…
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Brazilian President To Consider New Oil Law Proposals
Posted in March 29th, 2009
"The text is ready and (Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao) should turn it over for my evaluation in the next few days," Lula told the local Estado news agency. Lula made the comments during a …
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Colombia defeats Bolivia 2-0 in qualifier
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Macnelly Torres and Wason Renteria scored for Colombia to put away Bolivia 2-0 in World Cup qualifying on Saturday.Torres knocked in a pass from Darwin Quintero in the 27th minute, and Renteria headed…
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US rallies for 2-2 draw at El Salvador
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Jozy Altidore started the comeback in the 77th minute and Frankie Hejduk scored the tying goal in the 88th as the United States rallied to draw with El Salvador 2-2 in a World Cup qualifier on Saturda…
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Flamengo wins, takes group lead
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Josiel scored twice for Flamengo to beat Resende and claim sole group leadership after a series of mediocre showings in the Rio de Janeiro state football championship on Saturday.In the Sao Paulo stat…
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Uruguay beats Paraguay 2-0 in qualifying
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Uruguay ended a three-match winless run in World Cup qualifying by beating visiting leader Paraguay 2-0 in the South America race on Saturday.Luis Suarez set up both goals for Diego Forlan in the 27th…
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South American WCQ round-up
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Uruguay boosted their hopes of reaching the 2010 World Cup, while Argentina cut Paraguay's lead in the South American qualifying group. Elsewhere, sixth-placed Colombia recorded a win over second-f…
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Green Dragon reaches Rio de Janeiro
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Green Dragon crossed the finish line off Rio de Janeiro at 6.59.40pm GMT on Saturday, cheered on by crowds of locals that lined the shore to the marina.
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Jobless Brazilians seek legal experts
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SHIZUOKA, Japan, March 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)Over 100 people, many of them Brazilians who have lost their jobs or residences, on Sunday attended a gathering organized by a support group for advice fr…
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Equities Fall As Commodity Prices Pull Back
Posted in March 29th, 2009
A drop in commodity prices contributed to losses across Latin America's major equity benchmarks on Friday, but the indexes all finished up higher on a weekly basis.
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US rallies for 2-2 tie at El Salvador in qualifier
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) Two goals down and 20 minutes from what would have been one of the worst defeats to a regional rival in years, the United States rallied for a dramatic draw. J…
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Injured Kaka stays behind in Brazil to recuperate
Posted in March 29th, 2009
Brazilian international Kaka decided to stay in Brazil so that he could on Saturday further his physical therapy on his sore left foot. The rest of the Brazilian national team departed on Friday night…
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National revolution and ‘communitarian socialism’
Posted in March 29th, 2009
This was not the first time Bolivia’s first indigenous president had raised the concept of “communitarian socialism”. In his April 2008 speech to the United Nations, Morales spoke of the need fo…
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U.S. snatch dramatic draw in El Salvador
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The United States scored twice in the last 15 minutes, including an 88th minute equalizer, to snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw away to underdogs El Salvador in a World Cup qualifier…
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Thousands protest abortion in Sao Paulo
Posted in March 29th, 2009
About 4,000 people took the streets in peaceful protest “against abortion and for life” in front of the Se Cathedral, seat of the archdiocese of Sao Paulo. The crowd, estimated at 4,000 by loca…
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Our people are in state of revolution
Posted in March 29th, 2009
For us in the FMLN [Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front], the victory in the presidential elections is a demonstration that our people are in a state of constant revolution, and understand…
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Brazil builds walls around Rio de Janeiro slums
Posted in March 29th, 2009
The government of Rio de Janeiro is building concrete walls to prevent sprawling slums from spreading farther into the picturesque hills of this world-famous tourist destination, an official said on S…
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US rallies for 2-2 tie at El Salvador in qualifier
Posted in March 29th, 2009
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Two goals down and 20 minutes from what would have been one of the worst defeats to a regional rival in years, the United States rallied for a dramatic draw.
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Uruguay down Paraguay to open South American qualifiers
Posted in March 28th, 2009
Montevideo - Uruguay beat the mighty Paraguay by 2-0 Saturday, to add excitement to the South American qualifiers towards the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Paraguay - who lost in Montevideo in a gam…
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Brazilian schooling down 40%
Posted in March 28th, 2009
The recession probably caused Brazilian school attendance in Japan to drop by about 40 percent over a two-month period ending in early February, the education ministry said.
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Hejduk, Altidore lead U.S. rally for draw in El Salvador
Posted in March 28th, 2009
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) Jozy Altidore started the comeback in the 77th minute and Frankie Hejduk scored the tying goal in the 88th as the United States rallied for a 2-2 draw at El Salva…
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El Salvador leads USA 1-0 in Cup qualifier
Posted in March 28th, 2009
Welcome to our live discussion of the USA-El Salvador World Cup qualifier. We'll give updates and analysis; please add your thoughts about the game as well.
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Brazilian president tells off US, UK, Spain for crisis
Posted in March 28th, 2009
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (AAP) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday at a summit in Chile told off representatives of the United States, Britain and Spain for causing the global…
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Colombia end goal drought to defeat Bolivia
Posted in March 28th, 2009
Colombia scored their first goals in six 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifiers to beat Bolivia 2-0 on 28 March and revive their hopes of reaching South Africa. Macnelly Torres, given the …
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