*Exclusive Report for MercoPress by Peter Lowy International tourism is rebounding across Latin America this year, and to help ensure that the upward trend continues, 10 nations across the region par…

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Brazilian and Argentine international relations experts anticipate that if as all opinion polls indicate Dilma Rousseff will be elected next Sunday as the first woman president in the history of Brazi…

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Bolivian police have said they suspect foul play and possibly murder in a probe into the disappearance of a French couple missing since late August in Bolivia's Amazon region. "We suspect the Frenc…

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Brasilia Porto Alegre and Curitiba, a union spokeswoman said. The stoppage may paralyze the nation's banking system, she said. The bank workers rejected a 4.29% cost of living increase offered by Br…

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Brazil will play an international friendly against Ukraine in England next month.The Brazilian football federation said the match will take place on Oct. 11 in Derby.The match at the 33,700-capacity P…

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Avai breezed past Ceara 5-0 on Sunday in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship.Avai's first goal came from Rudnei in the 5th minute, while Davi scored the team's second goal, converting a penal…

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Francisco Silva, professional clown and Sao Paulo's federal deputy candidate, will have to prove he can read and write before he can take a seat in congress. Photo / AP

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 AS WELL as being hugely popular at home, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is also a novelty abroad – a Brazilian president with genuine star power.When Barack Obama spotted him at a summit l…

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Chile mine rescue hopes raised Miners trapped underground in Chile could be out by mid-October, engineers say, as drilling efforts make a rapid advance.

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Number of performers: 16-18 actor/singers (all black). Number of stage musicians: seven (on guitar, cello, drums, bass, keyboard, percussion, and woodwind). Additional songs used: "Chega de Saudade" (…

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AFP , RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZILWednesday, Sep 29, 2010, Page 19 The next president of Brazil, who will take over after elections this week, faces the two biggest hosting challenges in the sporting wo…

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A Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras petrol station in Sao Paulo. The Brazilian government will boost its stake in oil giant Petrobras to 64 percent of the common stock following a massive sh…

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Voters are in optimistic mood but Lula’s successor as president has much to do if the perennial country of the future is finally to live up to its potential

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A former clown who is expected to win a seat in Brazil's congress when the country goes to the polls on Sunday will be prevented from taking office until he passes a test proving that he can read and …

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BRNO, Czech Republic — Erika de Souza had 32 points and 18 rebounds, and blocked the potential game-winning shot in overtime to lift Brazil to a 93-91 win over Japan on Tuesday at the women's basketb…

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Brazil ’s first female president. For Ms. Rousseff, a twice-divorced economist, to become Brazil’s president — either by winning outright in elections on Sunday, or in a later runof…

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LONDON – Brazil remains open to stepping up taxation on capital inflows to restrain the strength of its currency and wants G20 leaders to address global currency imbalances at their next summit, the c…

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Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s government is considering higher taxes on capital inflows in a bid to stem the real’s rally as other countries adopt policies to weaken their currencies, c…

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The world's biggest container shipper, Maersk Line, is increasingly serving Latin America and Africa with ships sailing directly from Asia to tap accelerating growth in those markets, the Financi…

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Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega claimed that an “international currency war” has broken out but the government will buy all “excess dollars” in the market to curb the …

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Number of performers: 16-18 actor/singers (all black). Number of stage musicians: seven (on guitar, cello, drums, bass, keyboard, percussion, and woodwind). Additional songs used: "Chega de Saudade" (…

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Ari(L) of Spartak Moscow vies with Mario Pecalka of MSK Zilina during their Champions League Group F football match in Moscow. Spartak won 3-0 with two goals by Ari. MOSCOW (AFP) – Spartak Moscow's …

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-(Dow Jones)- Brazilian workers at a Mercedes-Benz factory in the city of Campinas agreed to a 10.5% increase in wages, returning to work after deciding to strike

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ABU DHABI // Robinho, Alves, Pato. They are among the shining stars of world football and household names across the globe – and they could all be showing off their skills in the UAE before next…

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Spartak Moscow's boys from Brazil confidently brushed aside Slovakia's Zilina 3-0 in their UEFA Champions League Group F clash on Tuesday to maintain their 100-per cent start to the tournament.Brazili…

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Brazilian striker Ferreira Ari scored twice as Spartak Moscow beat Slovakian side Zilina 3-0 to make it two wins from two in Champions League Group F.Ari put the Russian side ahead with a looping head…

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On Tuesday September 28, 2010, 4:08 pm BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's Justice Ministry has made its gun buyback campaign a permanent program to reduce the number of homicides committed in Latin …

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian ethanol and sugar company ETH said on Tuesday it plans to invest in ethanol production in Africa or other South American countries as a way to stimulate international b…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Chile’s peso edged modestly higher Tuesday, moving off stronger gains on the back of strong industrial production figures for August.

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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil's ruling party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff may be forced into a runoff after an opinion poll on Tuesday showed her lead slipped in the wake of an ethics scand…

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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 28. THE Jose Finkel Trophy meet in Rio de Janeiro last week produced many fast times for swimming fans, but only one person could earn our Performance of the Week honors.Wa…

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Brazilian presidential candidates, Jose Serra (R) and Dilma Rousseff (L), greet before the televised debate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 26 September 2010. Photo by EPA/BGNES

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Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C-L) and Workers' Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff (2-R) greet the crowd during the party's last rally prior to the elections at the Samba tr…

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Champions League Group F, with all goals scored by Brazilians.Ari, 24, opened the scoring with a 31st-minute header off a corner-kick and made it 2-0 half an hour later from short range. Unmarked subs…

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Brazil has come a long way. Just a few years ago, if a former member of an armed guerrilla band was about to become president of Latin America’s biggest democracy, there would have been a run on Val…

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LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Brazil remains open to steppingup taxation on capital inflows to restrain the strength of itscurrency and wants G20 leaders to address global currencyimbalances at their ne…

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Brazil has come a long way. Just a few years ago, if a former member of an armed guerrilla band was about to become president of Latin America’s biggest democracy, there would have been a run on Val…

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Derby County are expected to confirm they will host a friendly international between Brazil and Ukraine next month, BBC Radio Derby understands.The match is scheduled to take place at Pride Park on Mo…

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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil's ruling party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff may be forced into a runoff after her lead slipped in the wake of an ethics scandal involving a former aide, …

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BRASILIA (Reuters) – In the final stretch of a weak presidential campaign that has seemed doomed for at least the last six weeks, Brazil's main opposition candidate Jose Serra has resorted t…

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Brazil economy is super hot and the world’s biggest asset management groups are super keen to feel the heat.

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Article Reprints Axis International Loss Adjusters and Surveyors has announced the appointment of Nicolas Lazarus as a Senior Insurance and Reinsurance Loss Adjuster. He "will provide adjusting servi…

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The outcome will matter not only in the Caribbean and the wider hemisphere, but as much or more to the G20 of which Brazil is a member, as well as to nations across the world that two or more decades…

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Brazil ’s first female president. For Ms. Rousseff, a twice-divorced economist, to become Brazil’s president — either by winning outright in elections on Sunday, or in a later runof…

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SAO PAULO (AP)—Brazil will play a friendly against Ukraine in England next month. The Brazilian football federation says the match will take place on Oct. 11 in Derby, the central English cit…

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Brazil ’s first female president. For Ms. Rousseff, a twice-divorced economist, to become Brazil’s president — either by winning outright in elections on Sunday, or in a later runof…

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They are now compiling the most comprehensive database of the chemical fingerprints of illicit drugs in South America, which will be used to pinpoint where the cocaine is originally made.

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Between Russia and Brazil, there is a large geographical distance, as well as cultural and political differences. To Brazilian public opinion, especially among the large and decisive middle class, Rus…

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Although the businesses of the export sector of Brazil are trying to keep away from Iran because of sanctions imposed by the UN on Tehran's disputed nuclear program, the Brazilian government, in a cle…

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Brazil's ruling party candidate and front-runner in next week's presidential election came under heavy fire in a TV debate on Sunday over corruption allegations and her government's relationship with …

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