Brazil is to propose a partial price raise for the natural gas it imports from Bolivia in a bid to settle an impasse between the two countries, government officials said.
Brazil, South America´s economic heavyweight, could produce enough ethanol to replace 10 percent of world gasoline demand in the next 20 years, according to a recently unveiled project.
St. John´s, NL-based Rutter Inc announced that its 74% owned subsidiary Unicontrol International Ltd has renewed a contract to provide support services to 32 Petrobras platforms operating in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.
The 2002 Miss Brazil finally set the recorded straight after winning thousands of dollars in a suit against pageant organizers.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, this is the first time ever that the sector´s exports surpassed US$ 50 billion.
Brazilian state oil company Petrobras said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 36 percent, hit by higher production costs.
Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA, Brazil´s biggest bank by market value, said fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percent, the second consecutive decline caused by acquisition costs.
Brazil, the world´s fourth biggest market for pirated goods, must do more to fight piracy of international products which cost companies billions of dollars annually, the U.S. Attorney General.
Brazilian machinery exports generated US$ 9.6 billion in 2006, a 12.4% increase compared with 2005, according to data released by the Abimaq (Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association).
Brazil will challenge Pesident Bush to cut emissions of carbon gases that cause global warming when he visits Latin America next month, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday.
Brazil´s benchmark IPCA consumer price index rose in January sparked by an increase in transportation and food costs.
Sao Martinho SA, Brazil´s second- biggest sugar and ethanol maker, and shareholders raised 368.4 million reais ($175.6 million) in an initial public offering.
After nearly three years since it first launched, Google Inc.´s email service, popularly known as Gmail, is almost ready to accept everyone.
Scientists in the U.S. and Brazil are collaborating on agricultural research, exchanging resources including plant and animal reproductive material.
Brazil´s real fell for a second straight day on bets the central bank may try to weaken the currency by increasing the amount of dollars it buys on the spot market and selling reverse currency swap contracts.
Brazil plans to invest 10 billion reais ($4.77 billion) in biotechnology over the next decade to fuel growth in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and other industries.
A Brazilian maid convicted of blackmailing one judge and stealing intimate videos from another was freed today by a London court after her convictions were overturned.
Brazil’s health ministry vowed yesterday to proceed with plans to put condom vending machines in schools and sought to defuse criticism with a new study showing that parents in the world’s largest Roman Catholic nation approve of the idea.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva blamed wealthy countries for global warming on Tuesday and said they should stop telling Brazil what to do with the Amazon rainforest.
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, the second-largest Brazilian steelmaker, said fourth-quarter profit fell 43 percent as costs surged and income from minority stakes plunged.
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