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Brazil's consumer prices index in August increased at its slowest pace in 11 months, 0.28% following on a significant drop in food prices according to the latest release from...

The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, traveled this Saturday, September 6 to Brazil, in order to consolidate the strategic integration alliance between Brazil and Argentina and hopefully...

The coach of Brazil's soccer national team, Dunga, and some Brazil players were not happy to hear Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, praise Argentine star Lionel Messi...

The President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, is scheduled to make his first official international incursion (and test) next September 17 when he visits Brazil and meets with his counterpart,...

The Brazilian government has turned down a formal invitation by Iran for Brazil to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) it was reported by the official Iranian...

From January to August, Brazil's beef exports fell 22% year-on-year to 711,716 tons swt (scale weight tons), while revenue was up 18% as average export prices increased 50% to...

France-based international NGO dedicated to defend freedom of the press Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has voiced concern and called for security to be stepped up for the Brazilian press...

Industrial activity in Brazil grew 1% in July when compared to the previous month, lower growth than was identified from May to June (2.9%). This information was disclosed September...

From July to August, the number of natural people investing in the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) rose by 320 people, from 528,769 to 529,089 investors. Still in August,...

Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, used event in Vitória, capital of the Brazilian southeastern state of Espírito Santo, to mark the beginning of production of oil in...

Guido Mantega, the Finance minister of Brazil, told reporters this Tuesday, September 2, that the Brazilian government has no intention of lowering interest rates as long as inflation threatens...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil suspended on Monday, September 1st, the entire leadership of the country's intelligence agency after it was accused of spying on the...

The population of Brazil reached 189.6 million and will cease to grow in 30 years time when it's expected to total 220 million inhabitants according to a report from...

Osvaldo Freixinho, a judge from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ordered the Brazilian version of Playboy magazine to recall its August issue which contained a photograph of actress Carol Castro,...

The Brazilian government should spend US$ 160 million by the end of next year on the development of a nuclear-powered submersible to protect the oil reserves found recently off...

Scientists have discovered with the help of satellite imagery the remains of ancient once densely populated towns in west Brazil, an area that was thought to be virgin forest....

As of this Monday, September 1st, the Brazilian government will no longer regulate air fares from Brazil to the rest of South America. This should represent a significant reduction...

Oil-slicked penguins, possibly thousands of them, washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort in the south of Brazil on Friday, and Brazilian officials reported they...

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer delivered, August 28, the first of five Embraer 190 jets to China's Kunpeng Airlines, one of the largest operators on the Chinese regional aviation market....

A study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) shows that Brazil is going to grow more than Latin America and the Caribbean this year....

Private and public investment in dynamic sectors of the Brazilian economy should grow 18% a year between 2008 and 2011. The forecast was made by the president of the...

São Paulo, Brazil, is holding a congress that will show how the shopping mall industry is behaving in several countries. Mall Mania: an international reality - China, India,...

The São Paulo municipal government will be holding its second carbon credit auction for the sale of CERs (Certified Emission Reductions) on September 25.  A total amount of 713,000...

A Memorandum of Understanding signed between Brazil and New Zealand should lead to cooperation in the management, research and protection of natural protected areas New Zealand's Conservation Minister Steve...

US-based beauty products company Avon is celebrating in Brazil the success of the firm's first-ever global fundraising product, the Women's Empowerment Bracelet, which has sold 1.5 million units since...

Quilombo Country, the award-winning documentary about Brazilian villages founded by escaped and rebel slaves, will have its premiere theatrical run in New York at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater...

US-based agriculture equipment maker John Deere announced its intention to invest approximately US$ 80 million in its agricultural manufacturing and parts distribution operations in Brazil to increase manufacturing capacity...

Brazil's production of chemical products for industrial use rose 17.83% last month, according to figures disclosed August 27 by the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (Abiquim). According to the organization,...

Brazil's KL Telecom, a company located in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the Brazilian southeastern state of Minas Gerais state, has invested in what they say is an ecologically...

Brazil and Argentina are intent on addressing the creation of a binational nuclear energy agency when presidents Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from Argentina...