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Spanish Engineering Firm to Benefit from $100 Million Loan From IDB
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish engineering and consulting company Isolux has received a $100 million corporate loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects in Peru and Brazil. continue reading »
CO2 Emissions From Amazon Deforestation Drop 16 Percent this Year
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere as a result of Amazon deforestation dropped to 352 million tons this year, or 16 percent less than in 2011, Brazil's state-run National Space Research Institute, or INPE, said. continue reading »
Sao Paulo Sees 71 Percent Increase in Murders
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The 170 homicides registered last month here in Brazil's largest city represents an increase of 71 percent over November 2011, the Sao Paulo state government said Friday. continue reading »
Petrochemical Project in Mexico Raises $3.2 Billion for Consortium
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian-Mexican consortium Braskem-Idesa said it has reached a $3.2 billion financing deal for its Ethylene XXI petrochemical project in Mexico. continue reading »
Wall Collapse at Old Factory Kills 8 in Brazil
December 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least eight people died when the wall of an old factory undergoing restoration work collapsed in the southeastern Brazilian city of Sorocaba, officials said. continue reading »
Spain’s Looking to Brew Estrella Galicia Beer in Brazil
December 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brewer Hijos de Rivera is studying the possibility of producing its Estrella Galicia beer in Brazil, a move that would mark the first time that the beverage is made outside the firm's brewery in the northwestern Spanish city of La Coruña, executives said Wednesday. continue reading »
Brazil, Russia Enter Into Strategic Cooperation Agreement
December 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The leaders of Russia and Brazil, two giants of the world economy seeking a more powerful global role, sealed a strategic cooperation pact Friday to promote their interests jointly in a multipolar world. continue reading »
Violence Responsible for 45 Percent of Teen Deaths in Brazil
December 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Homicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents in Brazil, where three of every 1,000 teens will be murdered before reaching 19, a report released here Thursday says. continue reading »
Brazil is Home to the ‘Love Motel’ for Pets
December 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
‘I like to give her everything I can,’ Leonardo Felipe da Silva recently told CNN. ‘A lot of people think it's too much, but I think she deserves it.’ If you’re thinking these are the words of a man devotedly spe continue reading »
Convicted Defendant Accuses Former Brazilian President Lula of Corruption
December 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A major corruption case unfolding before Brazil's Supreme Court once again cast a shadow over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accused by one of the convicted defendants of having been behind it all and of personally profiting from it. continue reading »
Brazil Honors Architect Oscar Niemeyer With Tribute at Presidential Palace
December 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff received with honors at the Planalto Palace on Thursday the mortal remains of architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of Brasilia's great creative geniuses, who died this week at the age of 104. continue reading »
UPDATE: One of Latin America’s Greatest Architects, Oscar Niemeyer, Dies
December 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer died Wednesday at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, doctors said. He was 104. continue reading »
Petrobras Announces Deep-water Oil Find in Brazil
December 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
State-controlled oil company Petrobras on Wednesday announced a new light oil find in ultra-deep waters off Brazil's northeastern coast. continue reading »
Brazilian Economy Saw Growth in 3rd Quarter, Below Gov’t Expectations
December 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil's economy grew by 0.6 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous three-month period, well below the government's forecasts, the IBGE statistics agency said Friday. continue reading »
Majority of Brazilians Working in Formal Employment
November 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The proportion of working Brazilians with employment contracts increased from 45.3 percent in 2001 to 56 percent last year, the IBGE statistics agency said Wednesday. continue reading »
Brazil Hopes Scolari Will Lead Team to Another World Cup Win
November 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Luiz Felipe Scolari, who guided Brazil to its most recent World Cup title, is returning as manager of the national soccer team, Brazilian media said Wednesday. continue reading »
Merchant in Brazil Guns Down Three People, Including Local Mayor
November 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The recently re-elected mayor of the small northeastern Brazilian city of Jussiape, his wife and a councilman were gunned down by a merchant, who later died in a shootout with police, officials said. continue reading »
Brazilian Insurance Group Acquires Portuguese Hospitals
November 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Amil Participacoes SA, Brazil's largest health insurer, has announced the acquisition of Hospitais Privados de Portugal, or HPP, for 85.6 million euros ($109.7 million). continue reading »
Bloody Weekend in Sao Paulo - 10 Reported Dead So Far
November 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least two more people were shot to death in Greater Sao Paolo in the past 24 hours, bringing to 10 the number of murders committed here since Friday night, police said. continue reading »
Brazilian President Questions EU’s Austerity Plan
November 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Confidence in a country's economy "is not built solely on the sacrifices" of its citizens, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Saturday, adding that austerity "has its limits." continue reading »
