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Brazil Anticipates Record Crop but Less Profits
The Agriculture minister of Brazil, Reinhold Stephanes, anticipated a record 2008/09 grain crop close to 144.5 million tons which would mark a new record, and discarded that...
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Brazil's Embraer Poised to Deliver Over 200 Jets in 2008
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, in 2008. has delivered 145 jets up to the end of September. Figures released by the company show that the airplane maker has turned in...
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Brazilian TAM Starts Daily Flights to Orlando
TAM Brazilian airline will begin operating its new daily flight to Orlando, Florida, on November 21. This will be the company's 18th international destination, which also has flights to...
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Smiles Rewards Program Shared by Brazil's Varig and Gol Passengers
Starting October 16 customers flying on both Varig and Gol airlines will be able to accumulate miles through the Smiles frequent flyer program. Varig, which used Brazil's flag airline...
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Brazil's Gol and Varig Merge Operations and Enhance In-Flight Service
Brazilian airline Gol has announced that it has received ANAC (Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency) approval to implement its new integrated route network. The new timetable, currently available on...
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Second Largest Coffee Producer State in Brazil to Double Production
In order to increase productivity and improve the quality of Arabica coffee, which originated in the Arab world, by means of crop renewal and reinvigoration, the government of the...
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Brazilian Costume Jewel Maker Camila Klein Plan to Win the World
Brazilian costume jewelry by Camila Klein has been wining women world over or four years now. Made of metal, natural stones, rhinestone, nacre and Swarovski crystals, the earrings, bracelets...
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Portugal Group Invests US$ 43 Million in Brazil's Northeast Resort
Vila Galé, a group from Portugal, has launched the construction of a five-star resort in the state of Ceará, in the Brazilian Northeast, with initial investment of 95 million...
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Brazil's Market Loss: 20% This Week, 28% This Month, 44% This Year
After a rocky morning that sent stocks tumbling down over the 10% mark, which triggered a circuit breaker that shut down the market for half an hour, the Bovespa,...
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Obama and McCain Duke It Out Today in Brazil in Mock Presidential Debate
A mock US presidential debate will take place today, October 10, from noon to 2 pm (ET) in the auditorium of the American School of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
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Brazil & Mercosur in Concerted Effort to Deal with Global Crisis
Argentina wants an urgent meeting with Brazil and the other Mercosur country members in order to coordinate positions which would help address the impact of the current global financial...
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TAM, Brazil's Flag Carrier Airline, Joins Star Alliance
Brazilian flag carrier airline TAM announced its entry into the Star Alliance, the largest global alliance in commercial aviation, currently made up of 21 of the world's largest airlines...
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Brazil and LatAm Rush to the Rescue of Tumbling Markets and Currencies
Countries in Latin America, including Brazil, moved quickly this week to face the global financial crisis and came out with a battery of measures pumping billions of US dollars...
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Led by Brazil G20 Gathers in Washington to Mull Over Gravelly Ill Economy
Following on a joint initiative from United States and Brazil the Group of 20, or G20, will be holding an extraordinary meeting this coming Saturday, October 11, in Washington...
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IMF Warns: Commodities Bonanza for Brazil and LatAm Is Over
Latin American economies are facing an awkward combination of slowing activity, more difficult external conditions, and still-high inflation. After four years of strong output growth, the pace eased in...
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US-based Executive AirShare Committed to Buy Over 50 Embraer Jets from Brazil
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer received an expansion order for the Phenom 300 jet from Kansas City-based Executive AirShare. The deal adds two firm orders to the customer's current backlog...
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Brazilian Market Has Now Fallen 42% with No Relief in Sight
For the sixth day in a row the Brazilian markets continued their downhill trip. The Bovespa, Brazil's stock exchange, had a little bull phase this Thursday morning, October 9,...
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Global Crisis Prompts Brazil to Inject Another US$ 10 Billion in Economy
In order to provide banks with more liquidity for loans to their clients Brazil's Central Bank (BC) announced Wednesday night, October 8, two additional adjustments to the rules of the...
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Brazil Summons G20 Members for Meeting This Weekend in Washington
Brazil's finance Minister, Guido Mantega, at the request of Henry Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, has called for a meeting this coming Saturday, October 11, of the G20, a...
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Brazil Perils: Reporter Target of Bomb and Newspapers Seized by Thugs
In a case similar to the daily Extra newspaper in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 28, Brazilian bandits now have obstructed the circulation of newspapers...
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Brazil's Word to the US: Don't Even Think About Socializing Your Losses
Reacting to another day of sharp decline of close to 5% in the Brazilian stock market and a strengthening dollar against the domestic real, Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula...
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Brazil Taps Money from US$ 207 Billion Foreign Reserves to Fund Exports
Henrique Meirelles, the president of Brazil's Central Bank (BC)announced Monday, October 6, that his institution is going to offer a line of credit using dollars from foreign reserves in...
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1500-Mile Military Flight in Brazil Rescues Hundreds of Stranded Penguins
Once again Brazil got involved in an operation to save stranded penguins. Close to 400 rescued penguins took to the skies on a C-130 Hercules military aircraft bound for...
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More than 200 Brazilians Say Present at Dubai's Big 5 Building Fair
The Big 5 Show, version 2008, the main building sector fair in the Arab world, should include great participation of Brazilian companies. The Brazil Pavilion should include 37 tile-,...
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Brazil Gets Ready to Host World Cup Promoting Country in US and EU
Brazil's Ministry of Tourism has recently launched the campaign Sensational Brazil to show the diversity of Brazilian tourism. The promotion is being aired in the 12 countries...
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Brazil's Lula Misses Top Prize of Municipal Elections: São Paulo
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's ruling Workers Party (PT) appeared to have held its ground in Brazil's municipal elections on Sunday but did worse than expected in São...
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Brazil's Black Monday Brings Market Down 5.43% and Dollar Up 7.53%
It was another black Monday in the Brazilian stock market, this October 6. São Paulo's stock exchange, the Bovespa, had to be closed twice after the Ibovespa index fell...
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Brazil Goes to the Polls and Gives President Lula Several Victories
Brazilians voting in mayoral and municipal elections have given the president's Workers' party wins in several cities, according to early results and exit polls. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's...
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Brazil Is Not Feeling that Immune to Global Crisis Anymore
Some Brazilian experts believe that no one is going to profit from the international financial crisis. In Brazil, even though the country is much better prepared than in the...
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Brazil Sees 5,3% Growth with Domestic Market Making Up for Export Losses
The Brazilian economy performance in 2008 should not be affected by the international financial crisis, mainly due to the domestic demand. This is the evaluation of Brazil's National Confederation...
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