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  • Four mn jobs created in two years Brazilian president

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that 4.13 million full jobs have been created since the beginning of her administration in January 2011. In her weekly radio show "Breakfast with the President", Rousseff said Monday the achievement was much more significant against the backdrop of the global economic woes, which had seen many developed countries struggling with rising ...

  • Spain not yet on Brazils level Iniesta

    Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football's international hierarchy. The Barcelona midfielder has been a key member of a Spain team that has won the two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. In an interview with Brazilian daily O Globo, Iniesta said Brazil had maintained a unique aura owing to the country's rich football history. "To ...

  • Brazil is Australias perfect match ANU

    Australia should boost its ties with Brazil as the South American nations continues its transformation into a global power, an ANU expert ...

  • Brazilian company discovers oil near Namibian coast

    The HRT president Joe Paul told the media in the presence of Prime Minister Hage Geingob at the State House that the discovery was made within the Walvis Basin where the company has dug its first well ...

  • Brazil Militarizes Borders Ahead of Confederations Cup

    Lucy Jordan By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASLIA, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Defense in Brazil is sending 25,000 soldiers to patrol ...

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Wizards [Blu-Ray]

Wizards [Blu-Ray]

Ralph Bakshis postapocalyptic fantasy film Wizards is a mess. Despite Bakshis notable ambitions, it fails as a fantasy adventure story, it fails as a fable about the horrors of war, and it fails as an animated film. Its poorly written, and worse, its ugly to look at. Bakshi has long champi ... ...

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  • Brazil Simplifies Visas for Foreign Workers

    Ben Tavener By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SO PAULO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government has announced that the application process for work visas to Brazil has been simplified significantly in response to demands from industry, calling for more qualified overseas workers to fill gaps in the Brazilian labor market. The government says it hopes that regular work visas, which ...

  • The New Musical Sounds of Rio

    Chesney Hearst By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Cidade Maravilhosa is a place known for the cultural and ethnic diversity of its people, and the music varies and blends as much as the inhabitants themselves. Leo Justi, Apollo, and Dorgas are a part of a new batch of homegrown artists who are creating innovative mixtures of sounds that are influenced by ...

  • Salvador Preparing for Heavy FIFA Participation

    Robbie Blakeley By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Salvador, the capital city of Bahia, and its brand new Arena Fonte Nova will be heavily involved in FIFA activity over the next year. The rebuilt stadium will host three matches next month during the Confederations Cup beforeplaying a big role next year, when no fewer than six games will be played in ...

  • Top Tech in Rio for WWW2013 Conference

    Anna Kaiser By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Computer scientists, academics, and other technology professionals flocked to Rio last week for the 19th annual WWW2013 conference at ...

  • Traveling Brazil for the Confederations Cup

    FIFA Confederations Cup will turn the sporting world's attention to Brazil, as the cup will feature all regional football champions plus world champion Spain in the preparatory tournament for the World Cup. To visit each of the six host cities, while catching the best football (soccer) action, try this ...

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