(MENAFN – Saudi Press Agency) SPABrazil will overtake France to become theworld's fifth-largest economy by 2015 at the latest, dpa quoted BrazilianFinance Minister Guido Mantega as saying …

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International News: Sao Paulo, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) A gang has been targeting beauty salons in this Brazilian city to steal the natural locks used for hair extensions, police said …

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday the government would prioritize social programs in 2012, a day after the South American country overtook Britain …

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International News: Sao Paulo, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian subsidiaries of Mexican telecom giant America Movil are planning 10 billion reais (.4 billion) worth of new investment in 2012, a …

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Crop prices are rising on worries that unusually dry weather in South America could cut global supplies.January soybeans rose 37 cents Tuesday to .095 per bushel.March wheat rose 22.75 cents to …

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Brazil's Vale, the world's second-biggest mining company, has announced plans to invest .9 billion to implement mining projects in various parts of the world in 2012. Najla Al Jamali, …

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Contributing Reporter By Zo Roller, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week marked the three year anniversary of the pacification of Dona Marta, sometimes called Santa Marta, …

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Contributing Reporter By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For the third year running The Rio Times looks back on twelve months of news in and about the foreign …

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Sam Cowie By Sam Cowie, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the world's second largest ethanol producer (after the U.S.), Brazil slipped into a rather enviable position on …

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Contributing Reporter By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Japanese company Modec, which provides services to the oil industry, was fined R.6 million last …

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Contributing Reporter By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Choque de Ordem (Shock and Order) was created in 2009 in the city of Rio with the goal of "putting an end to …

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2011 Campeonato Brasileiro football (soccer) across Brazil is on an extended break for the Christmas and New Year holidays until the Campeonato Carioca starts January 21st. The good news for fans …

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Contract for a coking facility with China’s Citic hit by cost overruns and delays

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A gang has been targeting beauty salons in this Brazilian city to steal the natural locks used for hair extensions, police said Tuesday.

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The Brazilian subsidiaries of Mexican telecom giant America Movil are planning 10 billion reais (.4 billion) worth of new investment in 2012, a media report said Tuesday.

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The estimate that Brazil is now ahead of the UK in GDP was made by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, a UK-based economic forecaster

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Rio Ferdinand is a huge music buff and it is "hard stuff" that he listens to before a game.

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Economists at Brazil's banks have reduced their economic growth forecasts downward to 2.9 percent for 2011, the Central Bank said Monday.

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Chelsea has been told by Real Madrid that they can land Brazilian superstar Kaka for a cut-price of 22 million pounds.

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Brazil has overtaken Britain to become the world's sixth-largest economy, economists have said.

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At least 16 children were injured by fireworks on Christmas eve in El Salvador, an official said.

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Former Inter Milan and Brazilian forward Adriano, accidentally shot a woman in his car while fooling around with his bodyguard's gun.

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Brazilian front man Adriano has accidentally hit a twenty-year old woman with his bodyguard's gun in Barra da Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro.

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The development of large deposits of undersea oil have boosted Brazil's economic outlook, but a recent leak raised red flags over effects on coastal …

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A young Salvadoran girl has come to New Jersey so she can give a life-saving bone marrow transplant to her 5-year-old sister. Seven-year-old Gisselle Bonilla Ramirez arrived at Newark Liberty …

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BRASILIA — Brazil's health watchdog called on Friday for users of substandard breast implants manufactured by now-defunct French company PIP to visit their doctor for checks after France …

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Brazil's Adriano, left, controls the ball ahead of an Emirates' playerl during a friendly match Saturday, Nov. 12 2005, at the Zayed Sports City stadium, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab …

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SAO PAULO- Brazil's environmental protection agency has slapped a new fine on Chevron for what it says was the U.S. oil company's poor handling of a spill last month off the coast of Rio …

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SAO PAULO, Dec. 23 (UPI) — Brazil is investing heavily in developing its potential rival to Lockheed Martin's C-130J and other European, Russian and Chinese competitors in a …

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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 23 (UPI) — The Brazilian army's M113B APCs are being upgraded to the A2 Mk1 configuration by BAE Systems under a contract worth .9 million. The work on the armored …

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(MENAFN) Brazil's Petrobras said it would by import diesel from Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) next year to help meet the increasing domestic demand, Reuters reported.The move comes amid …

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environmental license when tackling an offshore spill at a well it drilled in November. The fine on Friday is on top of a 50 million reais charge the inspector, Ibama, slapped on Chevron for causing …

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Yeah, Merry Christmas Mercopress's editors. May someone give you guys presents that console you from the angry desperation you've shown …

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Asuncion, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay submitted a draft proposal for a National Plan on Human Rights aimed at changing policies, programs and legislation in that field. The 200-page document was …

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La Paz, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garca on Friday extolled the …

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Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s top banks may tighten their grip on consumer and small-business lending as record high borrowing costs and the end of emergency credit pinch smaller competitors …

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La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Social organizations participating in the national summit, convened by President Evo Morales to create a new development agenda in the country as of 2012, on Friday …

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La Paz Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Bolivian Legislative Assembly, Alvaro Garcia, on Friday promulgated the 2012 General State Budget (PGE) Act that it prioritizes the services of …

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 23, 2011 (IPS) – The fall in world tobacco consumption, especially in industrialised nations, is a sign of the urgent need for producer countries like Brazil, China, India and …

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According to the law, local telephone companies and foreign players will be able to offer pay TV services along with mobile, fixed line and broadband. This was not the case until now and phone …

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United Kingdom went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, tension between the two nations ratcheted up once again with the British foreign office warning Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay …

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SAO PAULO, Dec. 23 (UPI) — Brazil is investing heavily in developing its potential rival to Lockheed Martin's C-130J and other European, Russian and Chinese competitors in a …

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In the next five years Brazil will be hosting two of the largest sporting events in the world, which means investors have the opportunity of a lifetime. In 2014 the country welcomes the men's …

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medical grade silicone , and several countries have reported abnormally high rupture rates. More than 25,000 units were used in Brazil – a country which is obsessed with appearance and has a huge …

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks rose Friday, with a week of gains ending with a move by the central bank to bolster liquidity for smaller, local …

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Mercosur latest decision to bar all Falkland Islands flagged vessels from entering its ports is "more symbolic" than anything else because a change of flag is enough, according to …

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VATICAN CITY, 13 DEC 2011 (VIS) – Yesterday afternoon Benedict XVI presided at Mass in the Vatican Basilica for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron of Latin America. The ceremony, which …

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Lima, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Brazil and Peru prepare for negotiating specific cooperation agreements in the military field, after their two ministers of Defense signed a joint declaration on that …

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La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia health and Sports Ministry cut 60% the National Nephrology Program (Programa de Nacional de Salud Renal) bills to over 700 patients. Ninety-four hemodialysis …

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