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  • Brazilian firm to build thermal plant in Peru

    Genrent do Brasil has been awarded a concession to build a 70 MW thermoelectric plant and temporarily supply electricity to the Peruvian Amazon city of Iquitos, authorities said. Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency, or ProInversion, said the Brazilian company won the project, which carries an investment cost of $100 million, after "offering the lowest remuneration per power unit ...

  • Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil

    To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are ...

  • Three held for murders of Indian-origin couple in Guyana

    Police in Guyana have detained three people in connection with the double-murder of an Indian-origin businessman and his wife in the South American nation. A bodyguard and a handyman are among the three people detained in connection with the murders of Totaram Mootoo and his wife Bhagmattie here May 10, Kaiteur News reported Friday. The couple had died in an explosion in their house at the ...

  • FIFA says 76 percent of Confederations Cup tickets sold

    More than 76 percent of tickets available for next month's Confederations Cup in Brazil have been sold, world football's governing body, FIFA said. The South American country is on target to break the record set by Germany in 2005 when the tournament's attendances reached 83 percent of capacity, according to FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke, reports Xinhua. "The response from Brazilian ...

  • AS Roma eyes Brazilian defender Rocha

    Italian football club AS Roma is preparing a bid to sign Brazilian defender Marcos Rocha in July. Rocha was last year called up to Brazil's national team after a series of impressive performances for Atletico Mineiro, reports Xinhua. The 24-year-old right back's agent, Luciano Brustolini, said Thursday he had heard the reports but denied any contact with the Italian Serie A club over a ...

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  • Ferdinand challenges Man U rivals to try and catch PL gauntlet

    Veteran Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand has thrown down the gauntlet to the club's rivals, saying that it is now up to them to try and catch them to the Premier League title challenge. United are poised to start a new era under David Moyes following Sir Alex Ferguson's shock decision to retire, the Daily Star reports. However, Ferdinand has claimed that United will not let-up and be ...

  • Number of internet mobile phone users soar in Brazil

    The number of internet and mobile phone users in Brazil has significantly increased since 2005 as more people from the middle and low classes have got access to them, official statistics showed. The tally of internet users rose 143.8 percent to 77.7 million from 2005 to 2011, and the number of cell phone owners rose 107.2 percent to 115.4 million, reported Xinhua citing the country's statistics ...

  • Sao Paulo teachers’ strikes confront union betrayal

    Brazilian teachers remain on strike in the municipal school system of the city of Sao Paulo after their counterparts in the Sao Paulo state system saw their strike betrayed by their union. Both sections of teachers have demanded significant wage increases, improved working conditions, smaller class sizes and a halt to the universal drive to privatize and cut public education. The walkouts are ...

  • Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil return

    Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista revealed on Friday he is considering a return to Brazilian football.The 31-year-old, now at Spanish top-flight club Malaga, has been linked with a move to Internacional, managed by Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning captain and former national coach Dunga."We haven't spoken but I know there is interest," Batista ...

  • Brazil launches new measures to attract foreign talent

    Brazilian immigration authorities on Friday unveiled a set of favorite measures aimed at bringing in more foreign professionals.According to the new regulations published by the National Immigration Council, skilled foreigners can receive a temporary visa allowing them to work immediately for a 60-day term, during which they can present all required papers.The new policy differed strikingly from ...

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