The number of poor people in Latin America will fall this year to 180 million – the pre-crisis levels seen in 2008 – thanks to robust economic recovery in most of the countries of the region, says a U…

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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — President-elect Dilma Rousseff will block new spending initiatives and slash subsidies to the state development bank next year to allow the central bank to cut interest rates, B…

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In a military-style invasion Sunday, 800 troops supported 1,800 police using armored cars and helicopters in an operation to pacify the Complexo do Alemao slum, a sanctuary for hardened traffickers.

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As more and more documents become available from Wikileaks, the public has gotten a novel and close up view of U.S. diplomats and their operations abroad. I was particularly interested to review heret…

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Brazil plans to cut funding for its state development bank by 50% in 2011 in an effort to bring down the world’s second-highest inflation-adjusted interest rates. The reduction in loans the gove…

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Brazil's natural gas output reached a record 65 million cubic meters a day in October, up 9.3% from the same month in 2009, Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said Tuesday. The gas …

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recent violence and massive police operations, Vila Cruzeiro was put on the world map last week. The community has existed for around forty years, and is located in Penha in Rio’s Zona Norte (North …

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Sambódromo parade at the end of Carnival. For those not able to watch the main procession, or just can’t get enough, there are several options to enjoy a sample of samba school fever.

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Petrobras announced last Friday the discovery of a new onshore ‘light’ crude oil field in the Amazonia state, for which Petrobras owns full production rights. The new well was drilled near the tow…

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By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Copacabana welcomes another European-flavored nightlife addition in the form of new underground nightclub

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crown after coming from behind on Sunday to beat Palmeiras. Their two rivals for the title, Corinthians and Cruzeiro, also recorded victories in round 37, leaving the Laranjeiras outfit a point clear …

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(Closed Quarters) on the third day of the attacks, calling all police officers to duty, including those who were on leave and vacation. According to PM spokesman Colonel Lima Castro, they had to take…

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(Sugar Loaf) and not sure what the best price to pay is? Worried about getting lost in translation with Portuguese? Trying to organize everything from afar by spending hours trawling on the internet l…

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Jaime Aroxa , famous for his high-end dance academies across Brazil, will be involved in creating the Jaime Aroxa Hotel in one of the oldest neighborhoods of Rio,

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Brazil on Tuesday called on Israel to put a full end to all settlement activity in occupied territory in order to revive the Middle East peace talks.The statement came as Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, B…

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Aerolineas Argentinas is one of the largest Airline from South America covering the most destinations of the Continent from their hub based in Buenos Aires. Level 3 64 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 20…

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CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Bolivia, among the strongest opponents of the Copenhagen climate accord last year, assailed rich nations at Cancun climate talks on Tuesday but stopped short of threatening …

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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — President-elect Dilma Rousseff will block new spending initiatives and slash subsidies to the state development bank next year to allow the central bank to cut interest rates, B…

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RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's natural gas output reached a record 65 million cubic meters a day in October, up 9.3% from the same month in 2009, Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, sai…

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RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's Securities Commisssion CVM said Tuesday it is fining Credit Suisse Group (CS, CSGN.VX) 26.4 million Brazilian reais (.35 million) for insider trading and influ…

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RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's Federal Public Ministry has filed court action requesting a suspension order on production at part of miner Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR)'s Paragominas bauxite mine in…

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Brasilia – One of two Brazilian ministers caught in the WikiLeaks web of stolen US diplomatic cables denied Tuesday that he ever said his colleague 'hates the United States.'

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Fox News Who will get Bush tax cuts? Congress can't decide.Christian Science MonitorUnable to agree on who should be eligible to continue to receive the Bush tax cuts, which expire Jan. 1, President Obama and congressional leaders decided to convene a panel Tuesday. From left, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky, …Obama and [...]

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Washington Post Millions of Americans face loss of unemployment benefitsSan Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose residents use the courtesy phones to inquire about their unemployment claims at the Unemployment Insurance Office at 2450 Bascom Ave., in San Jose on Tuesday , Nov. 30, 2010. Today will be the last day for …Unemployment checks to 2 million [...]

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New York Times WikiLeaks opens the floodgates for critics of the Obama administrationWashington PostThe WikiLeaks uproar has folks jumping all over President Obama's administration for a variety of alleged sins of omission and commission. Sarah Palin weighed in big time on Facebook, blasting the administration for "incompetently handling …Interpol puts Assange on most-wanted listCNN InternationalAnalysis: [...]

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(MENAFN) Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas company Petrobras announced a new discovery in the Amazon Rainforest region.According to the company, the preliminary data of the Long Duration Test star…

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Santiago – Latin American countries managed to get 41 million people out of poverty since 2002 and improved the distribution of income, the Economic Commission for Latin

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WikiLeaks web of stolen US diplomatic cables denied Tuesday that he ever said his colleague "hates the United States."Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim was the subject of a January 2008 cable wr…

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Most major Latin American stock markets eased Tuesday, with investors set to close the month worrying about the impact of hefty debt loads in Europe on global financial s…

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Is the Brazilian Blowout hazardous to your health? That question has been buzzing through beauty parlors since September, when a chance discussion in an Oregon salon made investigators suspicious o…

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Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials are denying a report in a U.S. diplomatic cable revealed Tuesday that President Evo Morales had a tumor in his nose. The U.S. ambassador in

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La Paz/Rio de Janeiro – Bolivian President Evo Morales had sinus surgery in 2009, but not for a 'serious tumour' as alleged by the defence minister of a neighbouring Latin American country in leaked U…

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian officials are denying a report in a U.S. diplomatic cable revealed Tuesday that President Evo Morales had a tumor in his nose. The U.S. ambassador in Brazil said …

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: Bigpoint continues its international expansion. Today the free-to-play online-game developer and publisher announced the opening of a new office in Sao Paolo,

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internet hackers. In many ways, it was a prime example of the sort of "gossip" diplomacy that runs through the 250,000 documents illicitly released since Sunday.According to the US diplomatic cable, B…

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Veteran financial journalist Jon Talton blogs daily on the most important economic news, trends and issues involving Seattle and the Northwest. Read his regular column every other Sunday in the Seattl…

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(CNN) — The military operation to clear a Rio de Janeiro slum of drug traffickers will effectively turn into an occupation of the area at least through May of next year, according to a top official, …

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Brazil is the world’s eighth-largest economy and one of its fastest-growing; it has more mobile phones per inhabitant than the U.S.; its people spend more time on the Internet than they do watch…

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17:57, Tuesday 30 November 2010 * Rousseff team looking for ways to bring rates down * "Quantitative easing" triggered Brazil budget cuts * Rates still likely to go up before they come down …

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Plans are under way to keep closer track of consumer lending as the number of credit cards in the country has grown from about 28m in 2000 to about 153m this year

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This squad will compete for the South American under 20 championship that starts in January. Neymar and Philippe Coutinho will lead a very solid side in defense of their South American crown. This tournament is particularly important this year because the top two countries qualify for the 2012 Olympics. Goleiros: Aleksander (Avaí), Gabriel (Cruzeiro), Milton [...]

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is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced .9 million private placement of 27.5 million common shares of the Company (the "Offering"). The largest component of the Offering…

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(CNN) — The military operation to clear a Rio de Janeiro slum of drug traffickers will effectively turn into an occupation of the area at least through May of next year, according to a top official, …

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BRASILIA, Nov 30 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) – Brazil's president-elect Dilma Rousseff has confirmed President Lula da Silva's international affairs special advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia in his post. T…

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BRAZIL'S defence ministry and Rio de Janeiro authorities were expected to agree to deploy 2000 soldiers in a violent sprawl of city slums into next year following a military onslaught against dru…

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GLER ), a U.S.-based provider of energy solutions, is extremely pleased to announce a joint venture with Reflora de Brazil, a Brazilian based company. Involved in Carbon sequestration, Reflora expects…

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") is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Chiriguelo Project in northeast Paraguay. The property consists of an exploration concession for which technical approval and enviro…

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RPC ) announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent ("LOI") to form an exclusive distribution agreement and collaborative business development partnership with Colombia-based PROCAPS S.A. PROCAPS …

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When Pelé became an international star at the 1958 World Cup, he immediately became a powerful symbol for Brazil. Black and aged only 17, he played football with a smile on his face – a wonderful m…

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The Matildas will be out for revenge against Brazil which eliminated them in the quarter finals in 2007. (AAP Image: Sergio Dionisio, file photo)

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