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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
is getting a million renovation. Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the statue. It has also been damaged by lightning strikes over the years. Workers this week started repl…
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Rio's Christ Statue Set For Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $US4 million renovation.Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the statue. It has also …
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Indycar Qualifying Postponed Due To Track Issues In Brazil
Posted in March 13th, 2010
Organizers had to set up the track in only about three months following the announcement that the IndyCar Series would be coming to Brazil for the first time since the CART series raced in the Latin A…
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Brazil's Christ Statue Gets Facelift
Posted in March 13th, 2010
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Indycar Qualifying Postponed Due To Track Issues In Brazil
Posted in March 13th, 2010
Organizers had to set up the track in only about three months following the announcement that the IndyCar Series would be coming to Brazil for the first time since the CART series raced in the Latin A…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a million renova…
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Indian It Companies Eye Latin American, African Markets For Business Expansion
Posted in March 13th, 2010
By Lokender Singh, Jaipur, March 13 : While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new and non-…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
View of the Statue of Christ, the Redeemer lit up at night on Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil circa, 1995. (Hulton Archive, Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The iconic statue of Chri…
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Indian It Companies Eye Latin American, African Markets For Business Expansion
Posted in March 13th, 2010
JAIPUR: While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new and non-commercial markets in Latin…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a million renovation. Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
View of the Statue of Christ, the Redeemer lit up at night on Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil circa, 1995. (Hulton Archive, Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The iconic statue of Chri…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a million renova…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO — The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a million renovation.Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the sta…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO — The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a million renovation. Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of t…
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Rio's Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation
Posted in March 13th, 2010
In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a million renova…
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Dixon Fastest In First Indycar Practice In Brazil
Posted in March 13th, 2010
SAO PAULO: New Zealander Scott Dixon was fastest in the first practice session for the IndyCar season-opener on the streets of South America's biggest city.
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Brazil President Lula To Travel To Middle East
Posted in March 13th, 2010
Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will express his country's support for peace efforts in the Middle East when he travels to the region on Saturday.
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Famous Brazilian Caricaturist Murdered
Posted in March 13th, 2010
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Villas Boas' death was a 'tremendous loss.' 'Glauco has been a great chronicler of Brazilian society, he understood the customs of our people and ex…
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Brazilian Gov't To Improve Air Passengers' Rights
Posted in March 13th, 2010
/enpproperty–> BRASILIA - Air passengers will be better compensated for flight delays and cancellations under new Brazilian legislation, which is waiting for approval by Congress.
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Lebanon To Host Brazil's Largest Trade Delegation To Date
Posted in March 13th, 2010
In order to promote the economic exchange between Lebanon and Brazil, the Embassy of the Republic of Brazil have the honor to inform that the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Tr…
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Brazil's Economy Contracts For First Time In 17 Years
Posted in March 13th, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 percent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Thursday. It was the …
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El Salvador Foreign Minister Describes Visit To Cuba As Historic
Posted in March 13th, 2010
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez Bonilla, who is in Havana on an official visit at the invitation of his counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, described this visit as a …
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Brazilian Judge Awards $1m In Air France Suit
Posted in March 12th, 2010
SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 pe…
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Brazil orders recall of Fiat model
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Italian group fined Rm for continuing to sell the cars after it had been warned of the alleged defect by Brazil’s national traffic department
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BP / Devon
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Welcome to the party! BP has long wanted to get into Brazil, so now it is taking over the US independent’s assets in deep sea waters off the coast
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Cuban Political Prisoners’ Controversy Backfires On Lula Da Silva
Posted in March 12th, 2010
One of the most influential Senators from Brazil’s ruling Workers Party remembered President Lula da Silva that world figures such as India’s Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King appealed…
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French Families Want Equal Compensation For Doomed Brazil Flight
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Shrink PARIS - A French support group says it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than millio…
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Norovirus Again Attacks “vision Of The Seas” Cruise In Brazil
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Royal Caribbean’s cruise vessel “Vision of the Seas” which last week was struck with an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has again suffered a similar bout while sailing along the…
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Brazil And Its Drivers Pumped As Indycar Invades Sao Paulo
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brazil's IndyCar drivers (from left) Raphael Matos, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Vitor Meira, Ana Beatriz Figueiredo, and Mario Romancini, pose with the Grand Prix trophy during a news conference i…
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Brazil And Its Drivers Pumped As Indycar Invades Sao Paulo
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brazil's IndyCar drivers (from left) Raphael Matos, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Vitor Meira, Ana Beatriz Figueiredo, and Mario Romancini, pose with the Grand Prix trophy during a news conference i…
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Mexico Stocks Lower After Mixed Economic Reports
Posted in March 12th, 2010
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican stocks slipped Friday, losing grip of earlier advances as investors pushed past a mixed batch of local and U.S. economic data. Mexico's IPC equity index fell …
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Lula Da Silva Criticizes The Press, Attacks “false Democrats’” Editorials
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brazilian president Lula da Silva blasted the “false democrats” who write “fancy editorials” in newspapers, suggesting the media corporations are attempting to embarrass his go…
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Unemployment Among Latin America Youths Fuels 'lost Generation'
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Victor Rodriguez wants to be a graphic designer, but sees no opportunities for that now amid soaring unemployment among Latin America youths. He break dances at red lights for cash.
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Rate Concerns Cut Into Brazilian Stocks</font>
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brazilian stocks fell Monday, weighed down by worries that an interest-rate hike may be issued next week. The Bovespa equity index fell 0.4% to 68,575, as utility, finance and home- building share…
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Culture Clash Threatens Future Of Brazil-canada Mining Giant
Posted in March 12th, 2010
The crisis that has emerged between Vale and Inco executives threatens to damage Brazil's status as an emerging economic powerhouse seeking to spread its tentacles worldwide. However, it has also bee…
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Guatemala, El Salvador Ordered To Heed Rulings
Posted in March 12th, 2010
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - Guatemala and El Salvador have a terrible record in terms of compliance with the recommendations and sentences handed down by the inter-American human rights bodies …
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Brazil President Lula To Travel To Middle East
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will express his country's support for peace efforts in the Middle East when he travels to the region on Saturday. Lula, who is to visit Israel…
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Gastroenteritis Strikes Cruise Ship In Brazil
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly …
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Gastroenteritis Strikes Same Cruise Ship In Brazil For The 2nd Time; 47 Passenger Sickened
Posted in March 12th, 2010
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that la…
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Brazil Deal To Test Bp's Deepwater Edge
Posted in March 12th, 2010
BP's all-cash billion purchase of international assets from Devon Energy is the oil major's biggest transaction since its billion joint venture with Russia's TNK in 2003. It barely budges BP's s…
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Dixon Looks For Brazilian Blend
Posted in March 12th, 2010
The inhabitants of Sao Paulo are about to get a rude awakening this weekend, when the sound of IndyCar V8 engines boom off the buildings surrounding the street circuit in Brazil's largest and richest …
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Sanctions On Us Products Introduced By Brazil
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brazil of the items on which import tariffs would be placed, which includes more than 100 different American products, worth nearly 0 million. Cotton products would face the highest penalty, with t…
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Brazilian Businessmen Visits Turkish Chamber In Izmir
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Brazilian businessmen visited on Friday a Turkish chamber of industry in the Aegean province of Izmir. Brazilian businessmen, headed by Alcantaro Correa, the vice-president of National Confederation o…
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El Salvador To Mark Anniversary Of Archbishop Romero
Posted in March 12th, 2010
With 56 favorable votes out of 84 deputies who make up the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, a legislative decree declaring March 24 as the Day of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez has been…
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Seven Suspects Die In Police Raid In Rio De Janeiro Slum
Posted in March 12th, 2010
According to Rio authorities, all those killed were criminals who were part of the gang led by Antonio Francisco Lopes, known by the alias 'Nem,' who commands drug trafficking within the Rocinha favel…
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Brazil Leader Talks Mideast Peace, How To Be Friends With Both Israel And Iran
Posted in March 12th, 2010
SAO PAULO, Brazil - President Lula of Brazil, who in October will conclude his second term in office (and his last permitted by the state's constitution), is the most popular head of state in the coun…
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Happy Robinho Keen To Stay In Brazil With Santos
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Manchester City striker Robinho has reiterated his desire to extend his loan stay at Santos and hopes talks have already been initiated with the Premier League club.
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Bafana To Play Extra Match In Brazil
Posted in March 12th, 2010
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has included another practice match to the team's training camp in Brazil. South Africa will face local club Boavista on March 15 at the Granja Comary, i…
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Mercatrade.com Makes The Latin American Market Accessible To The World
Posted in March 12th, 2010
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 12, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — After just 6 months , Mercatrade.com becomes the largest and most successful regional trade portal helping companies all over the world do bus…
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