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Brazilian Bus Attack Continue, Latest Set on Fire
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A bus was set on fire Monday morning by armed men and another was shot at in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, which has been experiencing a wave of violent attacks in recent days, police said. continue reading »
Brazilian Mogul Antonio Ermirio de Moraes Relative and 4 Others Killed in Plane Crash
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five people, including a grandnephew of businessman Antonio Ermirio de Moraes, were killed when a small plane crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, emergency services officials said Monday. continue reading »
Death Toll from Deadly Brazil Fire Continues to Rise
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from the fire last month at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, a city in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, has risen to 237, health officials said. continue reading »
Superstar Beyonce Will Perform at Brazil’s Rock in Rio 2013
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Beyonce, one of the world's top pop queens, will be the main opening-night attraction at Rock in Rio 2013, to be held between Sept. 13-22, the organizers said Monday. continue reading »
Santa Catarina’s Tourist Region in Brazil Experiencing Wave of Violent Attacks
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian police on Sunday killed an alleged criminal in the city of Joinville, in Santa Catarina state, a tourist region in southern Brazil that has been experiencing a wave of violent attacks in recent days, official sources reported. continue reading »
73 Victims of Brazil Nightclub Fire Remain in ICU 1 Week Later
February 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Almost a week after the fire that left 236 people dead last weekend at a Brazilian discotheque, 109 of the injured remain hospitalized, 73 of them in intensive care units, officials said Saturday. continue reading »
Another Victim of Santa Maria, Brazil Fire Dies - Death Count at 236
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death of a 20-year-old college student raises to 236 the number of fatalities in the fire at the Kiss discotheque in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Petrobras Sells Stakes in Edesur Worth $35 Million
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Petrobras Argentina, the Argentine unit of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, said it was selling two companies that together have a 48.5 percent stake in the holding company that controls electric utility Edesur. continue reading »
Unemployment Rate in Brazil Drops to 5.5 Percent
January 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil's average unemployment rate last year came in at 5.5 percent, the lowest level since stricter measurement criteria were adopted in 2002, the government said Thursday. continue reading »
Brazil Authorized 70 Percent More Work Visas for Foreigners Since 2009
January 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil last year granted 73,022 work visas for foreigners, 3.54 percent more than in 2011 and a 70.15 percent increase since 2009, the Labor and Employment Ministry announced here Wednesday. continue reading »
Arrests Made in Deadly Brazil Nightclub Fire
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
One of the owners of the Kiss nightclub and two musicians have been arrested in connection with the fire that killed 231 people over the weekend at the establishment in Santa Maria, a city in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, media reports said Monday, citing investigators. continue reading »
Brazilian Police Officer Fired After Angry Tweets
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A police inspector in Brazil was recently fired for comments he made on Twitter regarding woman who worked for him. On Monday, Inspector Pedro Paulo Pinho of Rio de Janeiro was angered when he disc continue reading »
Twitter Opens Office in Social Network-Crazed Brazil
January 24, 2013 | by Voice of America | Latino Daily News
Without even setting foot in Brazil, Twitter attracted 40 million subscribers in this social network-obsessed nation. Now the U.S. company is planning to open an office in Sao Paulo to cash in on that growth in a bustling market where rival Facebook has already set up shop. continue reading »
Brazil’s Solidarium Website Brings Small Community Retailers into World Market
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Coming from different regions, these artists will be able to show that their works genuinely deserve our deepest admiration. continue reading »
Survival Launches ‘Stop Complaining’ Ad for Earth’s Most Threatened Tribe
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Human rights organization Survival International has launched a worldwide advertising campaign to raise awareness of the plight of the Awá tribe in Brazil, Earth’s most threatened tribe.The advert, entitled ‘Stop Complaining, and put your problems in perspective’ was designed by Tribe Global. continue reading »
Latin America News: Suspected ETA Guerilla Member Arrested in Brazil
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The suspected member of the Basque terrorist group ETA who was detained here Friday raised the possibility of seeking political asylum in Brazil, police said. continue reading »
New Energy Grid Will Eliminate Electricity Rationing in Brazil
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil's MPX Energia power company, controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, will soon add 680 MW to Brazil's energy grid with two new thermoelectric power plants and allow the government to avoid electricity rationing, the magnate said. continue reading »
Immigration News: Brazilian Couple Plead Guilty to Human Smuggling
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two Brazilian nationals pleaded guilty yesterday in Miami to smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for profit. continue reading »
Spanish Retailer Mango Closing Its Last Store in Brazil
January 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The closure of the last store operated by the Spanish fashion firm Mango in Brazil, scheduled for next week, is a "fact," continue reading »
Brazilian Government OKs Power Line Run by Spanish Firm
January 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil's environmental protection agency said it has granted Spanish company Isolux Energia a license to operate a power transmission line between the southeastern states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. continue reading »
