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  • Brazilian girls bid to sell virginity now turns into reality TV series

    Australian filmmaker Justin Sisely, who controversially filmed 'Virgins Wanted,' a documentary where a man and a woman auctioned off their virginity, has transformed the film into a reality series. The project in the beginning was supposed to be a feature-length documentary but now Sisely is promoting it as a reality TV series - set to debut at MIPCOM, an entertainment trade fair in October in ...

  • Brazil announces $13 bn budget cut for 2013

    The Brazilian government has announced a curtailment of 28 billion reais ($13.65 billion) in the 2013 federal budget. The budget cut aims to help the government achieve the primary surplus goal, which was established at 155.9 billion reais ($76 billion) for the year under review, which represents 3.2 percent of Brazil's GDP, Planning and Budget Minister Miriam Belchior said. The cut falls ...

  • Seedorf out to revive Botafogos past glory

    Mention Botafogo to most young Brazilian football fans and the likelihood is the word will conjure images of a battling club with a small, if passionate, supporter base and a sparse trophy cabinet. Forgotten is the fact that Brazil's 1962 World Cup-winning team comprised five Botafogo players, including the crooked-legged Garrincha, rated by many as the game's greatest player before Pele, ...

  • Santos reject Barcelona Neymar bid

    Santos have rejected a 20 million-euro offer from Barcelona for Brazil star Neymar. The Brazilian outfit, which last week turned down Barcelona's initial 18 million-euro bid for the striker, made the decision after a meeting of the club's board Wednesday night, reports Xinhua. "Santos has analysed the the proposal and it doesn't meet our requirements," Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues ...

  • Olimpia hold Fluminense in Libertadores quarters

    Olimpia raised hopes of an unlikely semifinal berth after holding Fluminense to a 0-0 draw in their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg. The Paraguayan outfit was reduced to 10-men at the Sao Januario stadium in the 82nd minute Wednesday when midfielder Eduardo Aranda received his second yellow card for a foul on Rhayner, reports Xinhua. Despite dominating possession and creating a number ...

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Quills [DVD]

Quills [DVD]

"I didn't create the world," declares the Marquis de Sade in Philip Kaufman's Quills. "I just record it." ...

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  • One killed in Brazil fuel depot blaze

    (54 mins ago) One person was killed in a fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro on Brazil and spread to nearby homes, officials said. Six giant fuel containers at the storage site caught fire, sending flames up to 50 meters leaping into the air and columns of thick smoke far into the sky that could be seen miles away. The victim was a 43 year-old man who ...

  • UPDATE 4-Brazil to auction its biggest-ever oil find in October

    Thu May 23, 2013 9:27pm EDT * Production-sharing auction to be 1st under 2010 law * Giant Libra area seen producing up to 12 bln barrels * Auction moved up 1 month to meet president's schedule By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil plans to sell the right to explore and develop its largest-ever oil discovery in October, auctioning an offshore petroleum prospect that is ...

  • El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state

    El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...

  • Report calls for diversification in Latin American economic ties

    /enpproperty--> China should diversify its economic relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean and drop its previous model of relying more on trade, according to a "yellow book" by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released on Thursday. Cooperation with the region would not only boost trade but also promote more investment and financial ties, said the Annual ...

  • Brazil Raises FGC Bank Deposit Guarantee Coverage to BRL250000

    Brazil's National Monetary Council authorized on Thursday an increase of the coverage of the country's FGC bank deposit guarantee fund to provide greater protection to depositors and align the country's policies with deposit guarantee practices abroad, the council said.The move had previously been approved at a board meeting of institutions participating in the FGC fund, which is ...

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