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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 ...

  • Paraguay becomes South Americas used car paradise

    Paraguay has become the main destination in South America for used cars from Japan, the US and other countries, thanks to new regulations aimed at making it easier to import automobiles so low-income consumers can purchase vehicles. Used cars are all the rage in Paraguay, where vehicles that have been shipped from thousands of kilometers away are put to use as soon as they are repaired and made ...

  • Xi to visit Latin America and the Caribbean

    Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from May 31 to June 6, the foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.Hong Lei, foreign ministry spokesperson, told a press briefing on Tuesday that they will be the first state visits to Latin America and the Caribbean by Xi.Hong said Xi's visit to Trinidad and Tobago will be the first visit to an ...

  • In Brazil Industry Suffers While Inflation Hits the Roof

    Brazil’s battered economy, bruised by uncompetitive manufacturing and an inflation rate that flirts month-by-month with government tolerance levels, may be heading for the dreaded condition known as stagflation. ';I don’t think Brazil is going to reach even 3.0% growth this year, or next,'; ...

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Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis) [Blu-Ray]

Often referred to as the French answer to Gone With the Wind (1939) and certainly among the most beloved (if not the most beloved) of French films, Marcel Carn's gorgeous and sprawling Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis) is a lush ro ... ...

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  • BP Wins Eight Deepwater Exploration Blocks in Brazil Round 11

    BP and partners Total, Petrobras and Petrogal were yesterday named winning bidders for eight deepwater blocks offshore Brazil in the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency’s (ANP’s) 11th bid round. BP will be operator in two of the ...

  • Rousseff has support to raise Brazil mine royalty - Governor

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  • Brazil World Cup venue Arena Pernambuco officially open - video

    Recife's Arena Pernambuco is inaugurated on Monday, becoming the last of the six Confederations Cup venues to receive a test event. With a capacity of 46,000, the Arena Pernambuco is set to stage three Confederations Cup fixtures and five more during the 2014 World Cup. Wednesday's match between Brazilian side Nautico and Portugal's Sporting Lisbon will be the first to be open to ...

  • H.B. Fuller buys Brazilian partner

    H.B. Fuller Company logo. Vadnais Heights-based H.B. Fuller has acquired Brazilian adhesives company Plexbond Quimica in efforts to expand distribution in the South American market. Terms were not disclosed. Plexbond Quimica, which operates a manufacturing facility in Curitiba, Brazil, had 2012 revenue of around $20 million. H.B. Fuller posted net revenue of $1.9 billion last year. >Read H.B. ...

  • EMERGING MARKETS-Mexicos stocks near 8-month low Brazil index dips

    By Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, May 21 (Reuters) - Mexico's benchmark stock index sold off for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, on track to close at its worst level in nearly eight months, while Brazilian stocks slipped as investors cautiously awaited guidance on the future of U.S. monetary stimulus. Investors unloaded Mexican shares following weaker-than-expected growth data last ...

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