Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern Colombia.
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Brazil's economy contracts after 17 years
Posted in March 11th, 2010
The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Thursday.
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Mob burns bars in Bolivia to protest girl's death
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Residents of a rural community in central Bolivia burned three bars and the house of a man who allegedly raped and killed a four-year-old girl, Bolivian media reported.
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Mob Burns Bars In Bolivia To Protest Girl's Death
Posted in March 10th, 2010
La Paz, March 11 : Residents of a rural community in central Bolivia burned three bars and the house of a man who allegedly raped and killed a four-year-old girl, Bolivian media reported.
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Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.A Cuban dissident on hunger strike to demand the release of ailing political pr…
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Brazil Fiat Fined, Ordered To Recall Faulty Wheels
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA — Brazil Fiat will be fined US.67 million and ordered to recall its Fiat Stilo models, for failing to fix a wheel problem that led to eight deaths, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The m…
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Lula Says Brazil In Good Shape
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that his country is in good shape thanks to eight years of efforts to improve the economy.At the inauguration of a thermal power plant in C…
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Analysis - Brazil's Lula Raises Concern With Iran Embrace
Posted in March 10th, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose charm and everyman style have made him a hit on the world stage, is risking trouble at home and abroad with a puzzling e…
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Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger stri…
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Mlb Boots Latin America Boss Ronaldo Peralta
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Major League Baseball's leading executive in Latin America, Ronaldo Peralta has been ousted, according to an e-mail sent to baseball executives and obtained by SI.com. A memo from MLB's vice president…
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Art Works, World Leaders Coming To Colorado For Monthlong Latin American Culture Event
Posted in March 10th, 2010
DENVER - Latin American artists will display works including such eclectic pieces as a mural chiseled out of vinyl and a large-scale reproduction of the first ever particle accelerator during a monthl…
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Morales Party Set To Win In Bolivia’s April Regional Elections
Posted in March 10th, 2010
The ruling party of President Evo Morales, Movement towards Socialism, MAS, is set to win the coming April regional elections with victories in six of the nine departments (provinces) in which the cou…
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Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strik…
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Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strik…
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Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents
Posted in March 10th, 2010
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of complicity with "the tyranny of Castro." Brazilian pundits also criticized Silva and a political ally called the president's words disappointing. In an intervie…
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Chile President Elect Welcomes Bolivia's Morales With Soccer Match, As Leaders Arrive
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Chilean president-elect Sebastian Pinera welcomed visiting Bolivian president Evo Morales to Chilean capital Santiago with a soccer match held at the city's police soccer fields on Wednesday."I w…
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Petrobras, housing stocks keep Brazil index higher
Posted in March 10th, 2010
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Brazilian equities rose Wednesday, finding support from gains among housing stocks and market heavyweight Petroleo Brasileiro SA as the oil giant reported evidence of oil …
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Factbox - Carlos Slim, Latin America's Midas
Posted in March 10th, 2010
REUTERS - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, ranked the world's richest man by Forbes magazine on Wednesday, built his .5 billion empire by buying and turning around a creaking state monopoly and myriad o…
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Lula says Brazil urges US to respect WTO cotton ruling
Posted in March 10th, 2010
U.S. must comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on U.S. cotton subsidies to uphold international law and order, President Lula da Silva said.
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OAS and UN Publish New Study on Drug Use among Youth in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay
Posted in March 10th, 2010
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), and the United Nations (UN), through its Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), today presented…
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Abortion - Still Illegal, Still Killing, Despite Growing Awareness
Posted in March 10th, 2010
CARACAS, Mar 10, 2010 (IPS) - Although most of the governments in Latin America today are described as progressive, abortion is only legal in one country, while in five countries it is banned under al…
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Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
Posted in March 10th, 2010
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-propose…
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Cannon Design wins Brazil hospital project
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Cannon Design was awarded a new hospital design project for the Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first project in South America for Cannon’s St. Louis off…
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Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.
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Germany Looks to Play Catch-Up in South America
Posted in March 10th, 2010
While the rest of the world has been pursuing business opportunities in South America, Berlin has been sitting on its hands. Now, with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle looking for a signature issue,…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's l…
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A Rousseff Win Would KO Machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Filed at 4:24 a.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female pre…
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Ethylene Producers in South America Plan Few Turnarounds in 2010, an Industrial Info News Alert
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Chemical Processing Industry of South America is home to only 14 operational ethylene units, most of which are very small and quite old in comparison to installed capacity elsewhere in the world. For …
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Brazil leader seeks role Mideast peace process
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's president plans an active role in world diplomacy during his final months in power, saying he will visit the Middle East to seek peace and prevent a possible conflict over Iran's nuclear prog…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influ…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accomp…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America…
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Ethylene Producers in South America Plan Few Turnarounds in 2010, an Industrial Info News Alert
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Chemical Processing Industry of South America is home to only 14 operational ethylene units, most of which are very small and quite old in comparison to installed capacity elsewhere in the world. For …
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influ…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America'…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America'…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie…
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A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil…
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Brazilian leader seeks peace in Mideast
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's president plans an active role in world diplomacy during his final months in power, saying he will visit the Middle East to seek peace and prevent a possible conflict over Iran's nuclear prog…
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A win by his candidate would KO machismo
Posted in March 10th, 2010
B RASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October’s election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of …
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Brazil's Silva says election win by Rousseff would deal machismo a blow, carry on his legacy
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie…
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Copa champs held in Bolivia
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Edson Puch's last-gasp goal earned Universidad de Chile a share of the spoils from a thrilling Copa Libertadores clash with Universidad Catolica on Tuesday. Catolica appeared to be on the verge of win…
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Brazil stocks and currency down slightly
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Sao Paulo: Brazilian stocks and the national currency slid on Monday, led lower by financial companies and commodity producers in a day of choppy trading. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index shed …
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Guns N' Roses plan 'secret'concerts in South America
Posted in March 10th, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday.
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Cars, wheat, ketchup subject to higher duties in Brazil
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brasilia: Brazil published on Monday a list of US goods subject to import tariffs as part of a threatened retaliation in a long-standing dispute over US cotton subsidies. The tariffs will go into eff…
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US and Brazil not interested in trade war and “ready to negotiate”
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory…
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Brazil expects second best crop this year with 145.1 million tons
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil will harvest a grain crop of 145.1 million tons this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tons of 2008, said the government’s statistics office, IBGE on the basis of Febr…
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Brazil's Petrobras to invest 44.6 bln USD in 2010
Posted in March 10th, 2010
Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras will invest a total of 79.5 billion reais (44.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year, the company said Tuesday.In a statement Petrobras said like other…
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Argentina to import gasoline for first time in 30 years
Posted in March 9th, 2010
Argentine oil company YPF has said that it plans to import 50 million litres of gasoline as demand outstrips supply in the South American nation.
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