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  • Corinthians beat Santos to win Campeonato Paulista

    Corinthians won their 27th Campeonato Paulista title after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the final against Santos. The result at the Vila Belmiro stadium Sunday gave the reigning FIFA Club World Cup champions a 3-2 aggregate victory, reports Xinhua. Cicero scored the opener for Santos just before the half-hour with a stunning left-foot volley before Danilo equalised two minutes later with a ...

  • Mexico aims to boost trade with Brazil

    Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade visited his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, with whom he agreed to promote a series of business meetings to boost bilateral trade. Meade told a press conference that, on the topic of trade, "right now that is Mexico's goal", but that at present there is no intention to negotiate free-trade agreements with Brazil. "There's a mutual ...

  • Brazil midfielder Paulinho denies transfer rumours

    Brazil international midfielder Paulinho has denied speculation that he is on the verge of a move to Europe. The 24-year-old Corinthians star is reportedly on the radar of Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea, among other European clubs, reports Xinhua. Speaking after Corinthians' 3-2 aggregate victory over Santos in the final of the Campeonato Paulista Sunday, Paulinho said he would ...

  • Brazil Set to Lift Ban on Imports of EU Cattle Beef

    has amended its import regulations regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy, paving the way for the ban on imports of breeding cattle and beef from the European Union to be lifted.The European Commission applauded the change and encouraged Brazil to bring all of the remaining import conditions related to BSE and imports of animals and animal products in line with international standards. Since ...

  • Brazil probes rumour that set off panic run on state bank

    BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumour that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend. A rumour that payments of the Bolsa Familia program would be ended led crowds to line up over the weekend at branches of the Caixa Economica ...

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the best so far of the film series based on J.K. Rowlings books about a burgeoning boy wizard. While the first two films were competently directed by Chris Columbus, they relied far too much on the source ... ...

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  • Bolivia and US Discuss Procedure for Exit of USAID

    La Paz, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The government of Bolivia and the US Embassy in this South American country will define the procedure for the exit of the US Agency for International Development (Usaid)from Bolivia. That agency was expelled from Bolivia after accusations of conspiracy against the Bolivian government. Bolivian Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana said this diplomatic mission of ...

  • Sony Entertainment Network Offering Music Unlimited Service In Brazil

    Sony Network Entertainment International announced that Music Unlimited, the company's cloud-based digital music subscription service, is now live in Brazil. According to a release, the Music Unlimited service offers on- demand access to a global catalog of over 20 million licensed tracks from all major and many leading independent labels across an array of devices including PlayStation3 ...

  • Social Madness Meet competitor Giraffas Brazilian Steaks Burgers

    Carlos Vanegas, U.S. marketing director for Giraffas Brazilian Steaks & Burgers. Giraffas Brazilian Steaks & Burgers is one of 60 South Florida companies competing in this years Social Madness. U.S. Marketing Director Carlos Vanegas provides insight into the social media strategy for the Miami-based restaurant company. Number of followers: Facebook: 5,641 Twitter: ...

  • HandM considering production in South America and Africa CEO

    STOCKHOLM--Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on ...

  • Harper escapes to South America

    More allegations of questionable accounting from Duffy as critics step up attack OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper darts off to South America Tuesday as his party and office attempt to put a lid on an explosive Senate firestorm at home. Harper will dodge the direct ire of opposition parties this week, which will demand answers after his chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned and Senators ...

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