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BRAZIL: Did Police Use Excessive Force?
May 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Police in Brazil are being criticized by those who say they used excessive force when they fired dozens, possible hundreds of bullets from a helicopter at the car of a suspected drug trafficker. continue reading »
Top 5 Most Beautiful World Heritage Sites in Latin America
May 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes locations with special cultural or physical significance as World Heritage Sites. Currently, there are 962 sites listed worldwide and 130 can be found in Latin America. continue reading »
Scientists Discover Oasis of Sealife at Undersea Mountain 6500 m Deep, 1500 km off Brazil
May 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A group of scientists aboard the only submarine capable of diving to depths of 6,500 meters (21,311 feet) discovered an "oasis" of biodiversity around the South Atlantic's largest undersea mountain, located about 1,500 kilometers continue reading »
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 »
