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.
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
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.
