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Brazil Will Finance Upgrade of Cuban Airports
May 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazil will finance a project to expand and modernize Cuba's airports, state media on the Communist-ruled island said Tuesday. Brazil's development, industry and foreign trade minister, Fernando Pimentel, continue reading »
Small Business Loan Interest Rates Cut in Brazil
May 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced here Monday a reduction in the interest rate on public loans for owners of small businesses from 8.0 percent to 5.0 percent. continue reading »
Record Grain Harvest Highlights Brazil’s Infrastructure Issues
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazil is expected to have another record grain harvest in 2013, according to forecasts, but the South American country's agricultural success is being tempered by the problems caused by limited infrastructure for handling its bumper crops. continue reading »
In-Edit Music Documentary Festival Takes Place in Brazil
May 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Brazilian edition of the International Music Documentary Festival, or In-Edit, got underway in Sao Paulo with the screening at six theaters of 58 films from 20 countries. continue reading »
Brazilian Education System to Receive $200 Million Loan
May 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Brazilian state of Pará will receive significant support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve access to quality basic education, the IDB announced today. continue reading »
$61 Billion in Remittances Flows to Latin America
May 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) showed a slight increase in 2012 with respect to the previous year, according to the latest report on remittances by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. continue reading »
Check Out Documentary Photographer Sebastiao Salgado’s TED Talk (VIDEO)
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay continue reading »
Brazilian Oil Giant Petrobras Sells Stake in Gulf of Mexico Exploratory Blocks
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras said it has sold its 20 percent stake in six exploratory blocks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In a regulatory filing, Petrobras said it signed a sale and purchase agreement for the divestment continue reading »
Top Five Most Beautiful Mammals in the Amazon
May 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
There are approximately 800 different species of mammals in the Amazon Rainforest that have been classified. In an area spanning 2.124 million sq miles (5.5 million km²), there are bound to be more exotic creatures yet to be discovered. continue reading »
Brazil Charges 60 Police with Corruption for Demanding Bribes
April 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Authorities in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday launched an operation to arrest 78 people, including 60 police officers, accused of making up a corruption network that extorted bribes from street vendors and drivers of gypsy cabs. The arrest warrants were requested during the course of an investigation begun six months ago by the intelligence division of the state public safety department. continue reading »
Ex-Brazilian Cop Gets 22 Years For Murder of Soccer Player
April 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A former Brazilian police officer was sentenced to 22 years behind bars for the murder of the lover of Bruno Fernandes, the former goalie for the Flamengo soccer club, who already received a similar sentence for b continue reading »
Five Brazilian Police Officers Implicated in Murder of Journalists
April 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Five Brazilian police officers were arrested for their suspected role in the murders of journalist Rodrigo Neto de Faria and press photographer Walgney Carvalho, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo said Saturday. continue reading »
Brazilian Bruno Coutinho Accidentally Shot Himself in the Head with Harpoon but Survived
April 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Mirror in England reports that a Brazilian man shot himself through the eye with a six-inch harpoon - and survived. Bruno Coutinho was cleaning his gun when he accidentally fired it, sending the spear through his left eye and into the back of his skull. continue reading »
Brazil Will No Longer Tax Sugar-Based Fuels Like Ethanol
April 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Brazilian government announced Tuesday that starting May 1 it will increase the obligatory blend of ethanol with gasoline from 20 to 25 percent and will eliminate all taxes on the sugar-based fuel. continue reading »
Brazil Not Happy with McDonald’s ‘Happy Meals’, Fines Company
April 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Brazilian consumer protection agency, Procon, has fined fast-food chain McDonald’s $1.6 million for targeting its advertising toward children through their Happy Meal toys. continue reading »
