DEC
22
2006

Christmas Brings Chaos Back to Brazilian Airports

On the eve of Christmas, Brazil´s main airports have once again become a battleground of discontent, tumult, long lines, hours of delay and, at times, total chaos.

DEC
22
2006

Lula chosen as best brazilian president

Adults in Brazil believe their current head of state has been superior to all others, according to a poll by Datafolha published by Folha de Sao Paulo. 35 per cent of respondents think Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been Brazil’s best president.

DEC
22
2006

Good early season weather boosts Brazilian soy output

The crop watchers at AgroConsult, an agricultural consulting firm in Florianopolis, the capitol city of Brazil´s Santa Catarina state, are expecting Brazil’s soybean production to jump nearly 5% in 2007. AgroConsult agronomist Andre Pesoa told Brownfield one reason is exceptional planting and early season growing weather.

DEC
21
2006

Brazil unemployment rate falls to lowest in 10 months

Brazil´s unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in 10 months as lower lending rates boosted economic growth and companies hired more workers ahead of the holiday season.

DEC
21
2006

Brazilian scientists map genome of bacterium to be used as natural fertilizer

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) announced on Wednesday that it has finished mapping and sequencing the genome of a bacterium that works as a natural fertilizer.

DEC
21
2006

Sao Paulo will host museum dedicated to soccer

The construction of the so-called Museum of Football will start in Jan. 2007, and its inauguration is scheduled for the first half of 2008, according to authorities of the city of Sao Paulo, local media said yesterday.

DEC
20
2006

Brazil congress pay rise blocked

Brazil´s Supreme Court has invalidated a controversial decision by congressional politicians to award themselves a 91% pay rise.

DEC
20
2006

Brazil collects proposals for cooperation with the Arabs

The Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty) should take the suggestions to the next meetings between representatives of the Arab and South American countries.

DEC
20
2006

Brazilian airline BRA sells stake to Goldman, BofA

Brazilian airline BRA said late on Tuesday it sold a 20 percent stake to a group of investors including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, raising cash to expand its fleet and benefit from increased air travel in the country.

DEC
19
2006

Brazil offers loans to help reduce greenhouse gases

A new loans and grants scheme in Brazil will fund company initiatives that help reducing carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol´s Clean Development Mechanism.

DEC
19
2006

Brazil and Bolivia resume negotiations on natural gas prices

Brazilian and Bolivian officials resumed talks on the price hike of natural gas proposed by La Paz on Monday, local media reported.

DEC
19
2006

Nespresso to buy specialty coffee from Brazil

Nespresso, the premium coffee division of Swiss foods giant Nestle, will acquire from Brazil 45 percent of the coffee that will go to its Swiss factory for roasting, the division´s top executive said.

DEC
18
2006

International Gold Resources says it completed financing to begin production in brazilian gold property

The International Gold Resources Inc. revealed that it has completed financing to commence production in its Brazilian Amapa Gold belt.

DEC
18
2006

Nippon Steel to boost ties with Brazil miner CVRD

Japanese steel maker Nippon Steel Corp. and Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce said on Monday they had agreed to strengthen their strategic alliance.

DEC
18
2006

World 2007 flue-cured tobacco forecast raised by Universal

Universal Corp., the world´s biggest tobacco-leaf merchant, raised its forecast for world output of flue-cured tobacco after increasing its estimate for production in Brazil, the biggest exporter.

DEC
15
2006

Brazil invests US$37 million to fight global warming

A new loans and grants scheme in Brazil will fund company initiatives that help reducing carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol´s Clean Development Mechanism.

DEC
15
2006

Brazil Embraer puts 2007 investment at $500 mln

Brazil´s Embraer, the world´s fourth-biggest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, expects to invest $500 million next year, its chief executive officer, Mauricio Botelho, said on Thursday.

DEC
15
2006

Brazilian lawmakers´ salaries to be nearly doubled in 2007

Brazil´s legislative body on Thursday approved of an almost 100 percent hike in salaries for lawmakers.

DEC
14
2006

Brazil Thieves Admit to Robbing Family, Burning Them to Death

After robbing the family, the men decided to kill them because the mother had recognized one of the attackers, said Luciana Oliveira, a police spokeswoman in the small city of Braganca Paulista, 60 miles north of Sao Paulo. Another woman inside the car survived with severe burns.

DEC
14
2006

Brazil´s Regulator May Reduce Quiet Period to 30 Days in 2007

Brazil´s securities regulator is considering plans to reduce the period in which company executives and investment bankers are prohibited from commenting on the sale of securities.

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