The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) announced today that it has appointed Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut to go into space, as a Goodwill Ambassador.

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Poverty rates in Latin America have dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years, according to a new United Nations report which highlights public spending levels as one of the key factors that has allo

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Fear of a deteriorating global economy leads the country’s central bank to implement its third 50 basis point cut since August to 11%

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Brazil's environment protection agency Ibama said Tuesday that US oil giant Chevron may be fined an additional 60 million reais (.6 million) for the spill off the country's southeastern coast.

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This from Sambafoot. Ricardo Teixeira, the embattled, incompetent mob-boss equivalent of the CBF, stepped down from his post as the chief of the World Cup Organizing Committee.  The reasons are obvious – Teixeira is used to being in the news for all the wrong reasons, but the spotlight was getting too intense even for him, [...]

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President Dilma Rousseff signed a concession plan Monday that would allow private investments for the first time in airport construction and operation as Brazil races to prepare for the 2014 soccer Wo

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The mortality rate from AIDS in Brazil fell from 7.6 per 100,000 suffering from the disease to 6.3 between 1998 and 2010, but there are still 630,000 carriers of the HIV virus in the country, the heal

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Japanese in alliance with Italian-Argentine group to stifle attempt by steelmaker CSN to gain control of Usinas Siderúrgicas

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Former Brazil winger Mancini has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after he was found guilty of rape.

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Weird post, this, but consider it an experiment.  I’m almost done writing a long article on the “playmaker” role for Brazil,  and it’s history – to be more specific, I’m trying to shatter some longstanding delusions about the term.  But before I finish it, I wanted to get everyone’s input so that we can all [...]

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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Felipe Massa have called truce after sharing some tense moments in the Forumula One seaon where they collided with each other on five occasions.

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As Riyadh stands by its output targets, can Iraq and Brazil step up production, asks Javier Blas

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As Riyadh stands by its output targets, can Brazil step up production, asks Javier Blas

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Flamengo forward Ronaldinho does not want to quit the Brazilian club and return to Europe, according to his brother and agent Roberto de Assis Moreira.

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The world's largest floating Christmas tree has been lighted in Rio de Janeiro, marking the official start of the holiday season in the Brazilian city.

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A 'minimal amount' of gas leaked at a drilling platform off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state in the Campos basin, Brazil's main oil-producing area, but there was no danger of a fire or explosion, sta

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Valemaxes can carry up to twice as much iron ore as the capesize vessels that mostly ply the commodities route between Brazil and China

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Red Bull's Mark Webber won his first race of the Formula One season in the Brazilian Grand Prix here Sunday, while Force India ended the year on a high with Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta finishing si

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Brazil Sunday announced a strategy that will help increase its security during the 2014 football World Cup.

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied rumours that he is planning to sell injury-prone defender Rio Ferdinand during the January transfer window.

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Reigning Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel, who has set the fastest time during qualifying for today's Brazilian Grand Prix, has broken Nigel Mansell's 19-year record for the most pole positions i

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Brazil's state-controlled oil company says it detected and later contained a small gas leak on one of its oil platforms off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.Petroleo Brasileiro SA says in a …

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Emirates kicked off its Rio de Janeiro countdown in style last night, as the airline got ready to launch daily services to the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city from 3rd January …

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From Brazil to El Salvador, from Uruguay to Ecuador, from Chile to Venezuela, left-of-center or hard-left parties and leaders have recently been voted into office. Some of these have performed …

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La Paz, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia''s Economy and Public Finance Minister Luis Arce Catacora highlighted that the investment in the productive sector will be doubled, from 566 million …

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Brazil's government managed oil and gas company Petrobras said on Friday its average October domestic crude output remained stable versus September at 2.00 million barrels per …

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La Paz, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Meetings of social organizations to prepare a new national agenda for 2012 featured this week in Bolivia. The plan will be discussed in a social summit convened by …

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Avi Luzon, president of the Israel Football Association, returned Friday from Luxembourg where officials representing the teams in Europe's Group F decided on the games' order. "Our …

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel was ahead of teammate Mark Webber, with McLaren's Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton third and fourth, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso …

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Brazil has slapped a $US28 million ($A28.46 million) fine on US energy giant Chevron for an oil spill from a leaking well off Rio de Janeiro state and warned the fines could total much more.In the …

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A deadly attack on an indigenous community in southern Brazil highlights the authorities’ failure to protect indigenous peoples amid ongoing land conflicts, Amnesty International said in an …

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Brazil’s Labour minister Carlos Luppi is again under a barrage of accusations from the Sao Paulo press which could definitively make him the sixth toppled cabinet job in less than a year from …

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The Brazilian media is full of speculation that the current president of the country’s Football Federation, (CBF) Ricardo Teixeira has started to play his cards with the ultimate goal of …

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Newly-crowned double world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed into the Formula One record books again on Saturday when he delivered a stunning fastest lap to secure pole position for the Brazilian …

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From a corruption scandal to heavily armed troops storming shanty towns, Brazil's recent preparations for hosting the 2014 World Cup have not exactly bathed the country in a positive light. …

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An aerial view shows oil that seeped from a well operated by Chevron at Frade, on the waters in Campos Basin in Rio de Janeiro this month. …

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Source: Reuters Red Bull's double Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to a record 15th pole position of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix this morning. The 24-year-old …

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La Paz, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Minister for Culture Elizabeth Salgueiro noted the growing contribution of tourism to the national economy. According to the National Institute of Statistics …

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Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Mexico needs to implement structural reforms and Brazil should increase domestic …

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(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=23802)VATICAN CITY, November 18 (CNA) .- The Vatican Publishing House released a book by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on religious fervor …

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One year after becoming the youngest driver to win the F1 championship, the German captured his 15th pole at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday to surpass the mark set by Mansell in 1992. …

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Roger Jenkins and Huw Jenkins are not brothers. They want this made very clear. However, at moments it is hard to escape a fraternal atmosphere as they attempt to talk over each other and banter …

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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives during the third practice session of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo November 26, 2011. …

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Sao Paulo: Sebastian Vettel won his 15th pole position of the Formula One season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, breaking former world champion Nigel Mansell's 19-year record.Vettel, …

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(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=23727)SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, November 10 (CNA) .- There is no basis for claiming a "right to abortion" in international law, a human rights lawyer …

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VATICAN CITY, 31 OCT 2011 (VIS) – This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the Letters of Credence of Almir Franco de Sa Barbuda, the new ambassador of Brazil to the Holy See. The Pope …

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SAO PAULO — Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel set the record for most poles in a season, capturing his 15th at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday to break Nigel Mansell's 19-year …

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BUENOS AIRES, Nov 21, 2011 (IPS) – Five South American countries have launched a joint sustainable management programme for the …

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Brazil's state-controlled oil company says it detected and later contained a small gas leak on one of its oil platforms off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Petroleo Brasileiro SA says in a …

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Sebastian Vettel won his 15th pole position of the Formula One season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, breaking former world champion Nigel Mansell's 19-year …

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