Brazil Has Become a Land of Private Affluence and Public Penury
Years ago, retired Brazilians who were poor began to count upon a rural pension ...
Brazilian Amazon Suffers Worst Drought in 100 Years
In Brazil, a long-lasting drought that affected the Amazon Rain Forest last year was ...
Brazil to Buy US$ 5 Billion from UK in Patrol Vessels and Frigates to Protect Oil
Brazil, which has a defense market described as “one of the fastest growing in ...
Despite Big Drop from December Brazil Auto Industry Has Best January Ever
In Brazil, production and sales, domestic and foreign, of vehicles had their best January ...
Getting Ready for the Olympics Hundreds of Police Agents Take Back 9 Slums in Rio
In an flash operation on Sunday, the Rio do Janeiro police, in Brazil, with ...
Fire Destroys Thousands of Carnaval Costumes in Rio Causing US$ 4.2 Million in Losses
At least four warehouses, an escola de samba (samba club) and a Carnaval museum ...
Industry Production in Brazil Falls Two Months in a Row
Unexpectedly, Brazil’s industrial output fell for a second straight month in December. Output in ...
Brazil’s New President Wants to Work Closer with the US than Lula
During US president Barack Obama visit to Brazil in March Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff ...
Blackout Leaves Brazil Northeast for Hours in the Dark
Thursday night, a blackout hit the Brazilian northeastern states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, ...
Brazilian Journalists in Cairo Detained, Blindfolded and Forced to Leave Egypt
Sent to Egypt for the coverage of the political crisis in the country, Corban ...